The Eurovision Museum Explained
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The Húsavík Eurovision Song Contest Exhibition (commonly referred to as the Eurovision Museum[1] [2]) is a museum exhibition located on the ground floor of the Cape Hotel in the town of Húsavík, Iceland. The exhibition tells the story of the Eurovision Song Contest and of the 2020 Netflix film , that was set and filmed in Húsavík.[3]
The museum project was first announced in July 2020 by the Mayor of Húsavík during a radio interview[4] following the release of the film. The museum is run by the local Exploration Museum with permission from the European Broadcasting Union and Netflix.[5] It displays outfits and instruments from the song contest, as well as costumes and props from the film.[6]
Exhibitions
The museum consists of three main exhibition spaces. The first exhibition tells the story of Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest, displaying the outfits of several of the country's contestants over the years. This included Iceland's first entry Gleðibankinn from 1986. The second exhibition tells the story of the Eurovision Song Contest and how it has defined Europe over 7 decades. The third exhibition space features props and costumes from the Netflix movie. In addition, a small space near the exit tells the story of Húsavík's campaign to win a 2021 Academy Award for a song featured in the film and named after the town.[7] [8]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Eurovision Museum opens in Húsavík, Iceland . Eurovision.tv . European Broadcasting Union . 13 June 2022 . 26 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220426163721/https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-museum-opens-in-husavik/ . live .
- News: Eurovision museum and Jacinda Ardern's earthquake distraction . 13 June 2022 . BBC . 23 October 2021 . 31 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211031151726/https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-59015704 . live .
- News: Bjarnason . Egill . A Tiny Icelandic Town Campaigns for the Oscars . 13 June 2022 . The New York Times . 25 March 2021 . 30 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210430001430/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/25/arts/music/oscars-husavik-eurovision-song-contest.html . live .
- News: Viðarsson . Þröstur Ernir . Eurovision museum to be built in Húsavík . 13 June 2022 . Vikublaðið . 2 July 2020 . 13 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220613184355/https://www.vikubladid.is/is/frettir/eurovision-safn-vaentanlegt-a-husavik . live .
- News: Þórarinsson . Þórarinn . Eurovision-safnið á Húsavík á fleygiferð . 13 June 2022 . 31 December 2020 . 13 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220613184351/https://www.frettabladid.is/lifid/eurovision-safni-a-husavik-a-fleygifer/ . live .
- News: Mackay . Rachel . Húsavík Eurovision Song Contest Exhibition opens to the public . 13 June 2022 . Blooloop. . 20 October 2021 . 1 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220401003055/https://blooloop.com/museum/opinion/eurovision-song-contest-exhibition/ . live .
- News: Booth . William . Oscars song contest: The story of Husavik . 13 June 2022 . The Washington Post . 23 April 2021 . 23 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210423120916/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2021/husavik-eurovision-oscars-song/ . live .
- News: Brooker . Heather . Húsavík, Iceland's Heartwarming Campaign to Win an Oscar for ‘Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga' . 13 June 2022 . NBC . NBC Los Angeles . 25 April 2021 . 1 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211101041428/https://www.nbclosangeles.com/entertainment/husavik-icelands-heartwarming-campaign-to-win-an-oscar-for-eurovision-song-contest-the-story-of-fire-saga/2581261/ . live .
