The Directorate of Health
Street exhibition Sketching AMR opens on Austurstræti
22nd June 2026
The street exhibition Sketching AMR has recently opened on Austurstræti in Reykjavík and will run until August.
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This travelling exhibition began in Vienna and has since moved on to Warsaw, Brussels, Lyon, Rome, and Madrid. The exhibition aims to explain the importance of coordinated action against antimicrobial resistance.
Sketching AMR is part of the European collaborative project EU-JAMRAI 2, a joint initiative of EU/EEA countries against antimicrobial resistance and healthcare-associated infections.
The exhibition consists of illustrations by 30 artists from 30 European countries, with Iceland represented by Hugleikur Dagsson. The artists were given the task of linking art and science, and the campaign uses creative and visual media to increase awareness of antimicrobial resistance.
The sketches were developed from the perspective of One Health, which emphasizes the connection between the health of people, animals, and the environment, and highlights that challenges such as antimicrobial resistance cannot be solved within a single sector but require cooperation and coordinated action.
The Chief Epidemiologist has also produced printed albums containing the illustrations, which have been distributed to educational, healthcare, and cultural institutions across the country. The books aim to increase the visibility of the project and promote greater awareness of antimicrobial resistance and its impact on the health of people, animals, and the environment.
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Chief Epidemiologist