The inauguration of the Icelandic Basque Centre in Djúpavík will take place Saturday 20 September 2025.The program will start at 13:00 Saturday 20 September with speeches and then there will be a concert, some delicacies and a theater in the old factory in Djúpavík.
Speeches will be given by Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, former President of Iceland, French ambassador Guillaume Bazard and representative of the Spanish embassy, María Luisa Marteles Gutiérrez del Álamo. Short speeches will be delivered by Héðinn Ásbjörnsson on behalf of the Basque Centre, Ólafur Engilbertsson for the Icelandic Basque Association, Alex Tyas on behalf of the University Centre of the Westfjords, Xabier Agote CEO of Albaola, Xabier Alberdi CEO of the Basque Maritime Museum in San Sebastian, Enara Novillo PR representative of Albaola.
Speeches will also be given by Catherine Chambers, Director of the University Centre of the Westfjords, and Denis Laborde Anthropologist at the French National Centre for Scientific Research and CEO of the Haizebegi festival alongside Pietro Calabretta and Alexandra Tyas, students who have worked on the Basque Centre, thanks to the French-Icelandic Jules Verne Project.