Today was an art exhibition by the artist Renata Ortega taken down from the exhibition hall of the Whale Museum. The art exhibition was set up in the middle of summer 2018 and was originally supposed to be on display until the end of 2019. When it came to bringing in the next artists who were going to come to us from abroad, the pandemic put a stop to the plan and therefore the plan to keep Rena until travel would be possible again. Now that the spring of 2021 is approaching, it is uncertain when we will be able to travel between countries without obstacles, and therefore we will be alarmed at the idea of ​​setting up a temporary exhibition about plastic in the ocean in collaboration with Ocean Mission.

Ocean Mission is a community of individuals who work on research and protection of the ocean. Ocean Mission's mission consists of temporary studies of vulnerable ocean areas to gather information for scientists, legislators, and other stakeholders concerned about wildlife and ocean health. Emphasis is placed on areas that are of scientific interest or are little visited due to geographical factors. Debris that floats in the sea, including fishing gear and plastic, is being particularly targeted, and research is aimed at assessing the impact on marine life.

Sponsors are being sought to help finance the exhibition.

The Whale Museum sincerely thanks Rena for a beautiful art exhibition, which we say goodbye to with sadness.

Today we took down Renata Ortega´s art exhibition that has been on display since middle of 2018. Originally the exhibition was supposed to stay until the end of 2019 to
be replaced by new artists. However, when time came to travel to Iceland the
pandemic forced us to postpone. Now it's close to spring 2021 and we
still don't know when traveling will be possible in an pimply way. For now, we will fill
up our empty space with a temporary exhibition about plastic's in the ocean in collaboration with Ocean Missions.

Ocean Missions is a community of dedicated individuals with a passion for ocean conservation.

"We conduct periodic scientific surveys within sensitive conservation areas to gather valuable information for scientists, policy makers and other stakeholders about wildlife and the ocean's health. We explore special places scientific interest or remote
locations with difficult access for other vessels. We want to pay special attention to marine debris pollution including fishing gear and plastics, and to study it interaction with marine life. "

The museum is currently looking for support to finance this exhibition. 

The Whale Museum sends much appreciation to Rena for her beautiful exhibition, her artwork will be missed.