Hilma School – Art Workshops for Children: Secrets in Lines and Patterns

Welcome to an adventurous series of art workshops at the National Museum of Iceland where we dive into the visual world of Hilma af Klint.

Hilma School takes place every Sunday in May and begins at 14:00.

Each workshop lasts about 1.5 hours, and parents are kindly asked to stay with their children during the session. Admission is free and kids can come for one workshop, or all of them, and everything in between.

The event is in Icelandic.
The workshop is free of charge.

Secrets in Lines and Patterns - Analogies in Form Drawing

In this workshop we open the door to the mysterious world of the first Paintings for the Temple by Hilma af Klint. We explore how the artist used shapes and patterns to tell stories about the world around us — and even about worlds we cannot see.

We discover how a single form can represent many things at once. A spiral might be a snail… or an entire galaxy. A circle can become a planet, a cell, or an atom. Waves may remind us of light, energy, or the movement of the sea.

Inspired by these mysterious symbols, participants will create their own artworks and allow colours, lines and patterns to guide them on a creative adventure.

About Hilma School

At Hilma School, each workshop is like a journey. We follow clues from Hilma’s artworks — her colours, circles, lines and mysterious symbols — and let them guide us into a creative exploration of the hidden patterns of nature.

What lies beneath the surface?

What patterns appear when we listen to colours and allow shapes to speak?

The workshops will be varied and creative, giving participants the opportunity to experiment with different techniques, colours and forms. Each session becomes an adventurous blend of art, imagination and discovery — a space where creativity, curiosity and mystery can grow together.

Hilma School – where art opens a door to the invisible

The workshops are led by Freyja Eilíf and are part of her master’s project in art education at the University of Iceland. She has experience teaching at the primary school level and emphasizes a creative and exploratory approach, allowing children to explore the world of art and creativity.

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