NATIONAL ART MUSEUM (LISTASAVN FØROYA)

A high-quality art museum. Once a private gallery, it was enlarged with the participation of the Feringian authorities. The rooms are wonderfully designed, in the image of contemporary museums in Scandinavia: layout, materials, use of natural light, superb presentation of a collection of 2,500 works, mainly paintings, graphics, sculptures, installations, textiles... from the 1830s to the present day.

A native of the region, Mikines is a major artist who died in 1979. His canvases, which hint at a strong personality, are a moving portrayal of the land, sea and colors of his country and its people. Almost figurative, with predominantly dark tones, they abound in biblical scenes and scenes from everyday Faroese life: dances and farandoles, the traditional hunting of pilot whales, tormented landscapes and several portraits, some dating from the 1930s-1940s.

Among the main contemporary works is The Depth of the Sea, by Tróndur Patursson. An immersive installation made of glass and mirrors: you'll have the sensation of floating in the middle of the sea. Optically, a depth of 700 meters is perceived. Or Whale-War by Edward Fuglø. A monumental sculpture of a whale's body, made up of thousands of black-painted toy soldiers (around 32,000!) and a sound installation. The artist's activist evocation of grindadráp, the traditional Faroese hunt.