The inauguration of the Icelandic Basque Centre in Djúpavík took place Saturday 20 September 2025. The program started 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 were 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 were delivered by Héðinn Ásbjörnsson on behalf of the Basque Centre, Ólafur Engilbertsson and Elísabet Gunnarsdóttir on behalf of the Icelandic Basque Association, Xabier Agote CEO of Albaola, Alex Tyas on behalf of the University Centre of the Westfjords, Denis Laborde and Catherine Chambers on behalf of Haizebegi and the University Centre of the Westfjords along with students who have worked on the Jules Verne project, Pietro Calabretta and Alex Tyas. Furthermore, speeches were delivered by Skúli Gautason on behalf of the project Forward Árneshreppur and the Westfjords Development Fund and Eva Sigurbjörnsdóttir on behalf of Árneshreppur.