Solander 250

In 2022, it was 250 years since the Swedish botanist and Linnaeus apostle Daniel Solander made a scientific expedition to Iceland. To commemorate the expedition, the Embassy of Sweden ​​together with Icelandic partners, initiated one of the most comprehensive Swedish-Icelandic projects ever. The commemoration of Solander's voyages has now completed its Icelandic chapter - the journey will however continue back home in Sweden.

The project invites Iceland to reflect on our common past, present and future. It extends over two years and involves more than 40 Icelandic partners in some 30 locations all over Iceland.

The project is interdisciplinary and forward-looking, bringing art and science in conversation while exploring the Anthropocene. It furthers highlights the Nordic identity and promotes a Pacific-Arctic dialouge. 

One of the cornerstones is the art exhibition Solander 250 - Bréf frá Íslandi which has toured around Iceland for one and a half years together with the Pacific award-winning exhibition Daniel Solander’s Legacy - Paradise Lost. The Solander exhibitions form part of a larger whole - including workshops, nature walks and music on the subject. The ambition to inspire and stimulate local engagement in the communities hosting the exhibitions is deemed to have been successful. 

Solander Activities

Current

Future

  • Continuation of the journey in Sweden 

Past

2023

2022

  • The 27th Congress of The Nordic Association of Agricultural Sciences
  • Reykjavik Botanic Garden - Young Solander Track and Bioblitz
  • Solander Symposium
  • The First Annual Solander Seminar
  • T/S Gunilla Solander Beach Excursion
  • Swedish Sailing Expedition to Iceland to Commemorate 250th Anniversary
  • Commemorative Sculpture
  • Botanic Garden - Virtual Art Exhibition
  • Solander Concert - Sydney Chamber Choir
  • Solander Concert - The Marais Project
  • Art Exhibition - Solander 250 - Bréf frá Íslandi
  • Art Exhibition - Paradise Lost - Daniel Solander's Legacy
  • Fragrance - Fischersund
  • Virtual Photo Exhibition: In the Footsteps of Daniel Solander
  • A journey from the Pacific to the Arctic, together with Daniel Solander
  • Solander Bioblitz
  • Solander Music - Rebecka Karlsson
Last updated 15 Aug 2022, 10.38 PM