Reyk­javík City Mu­seum
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Reykjavík Museum of Photography

03.05.2025

The exhibition "Half a Century Through the Lens" explores press photographer Gunnar V. Andrésson’s career, that lasted more than fifty years – from 1966 to 2018.

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In the Building Preservation Centre you can get advice on how to proceed before construction begins.

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Events

24.05.2025
Reykjavík Maritime Museum

The Coast Guard Vessel Óðinn - guided tour on board

We offer daily guided tours at 13:00, 14:00, and 15:00 on board the Coast Guard vessel Óðinn from 1 March to 31 October, focusing on the Cod Wars and the vessel's rescue history. Welcome aboard!

The Coast Guard Vessel Óðinn - guided tour on board
24.05.2025
Árbær Open Air Museum

Guided tour at Árbær Open Air Museum

The guide takes guests to all the main houses of the museum and tells their stories. The guided tour is in English and takes just over an hour.

Guided tour at Árbær Open Air Museum
27.05.2025
The Settlement Exhibition

Tuesday Threads - Empathfridges: A story of freedges and invisible family members

EMPATHFRIDGES: A STORY OF FREEDGES AND INVISIBLE FAMILY MEMBERS is the title of the third lecture in the Tuesday Threads series, held at The Settlement Exhibition, Aðalstræti, on 27 May at 16:00. Free entry – all are welcome! Please note: The lecture will be in Icelandic. This time, ethnologist Rakel Jónsdóttir will present her recent research on freedgess in Iceland. Freedges are shared refrigerators located outdoors in public spaces where anyone can bring food to put in the refrigerators and also pick up the food they want.

Tuesday Threads - Empathfridges: A story of freedges and invisible family members
01.06.2025
Reykjavík Maritime Museum

Fishermen's Day 2025

On the occasion of Fishermen's Day, the Reykjavík Maritime Museum is offering free admission to the museum's exhibitions and Coast Guard Vessel Óðinn. The Landsbjörg Accident Prevention Association will also be selling delicious refreshments in the Pier Hall to support its important work, accompanied by accordion music. Everyone is welcome!

Fishermen's Day 2025
03.06.2025
Árbær Open Air Museum

The Puppet Car returns!

After a four-year break, The Puppet Car is back and will premiere the play "Playing with Colours" at Árbær Open Air Museum on Tuesday, 3 June, at 14:00.

The Puppet Car returns!
05.06.2025
Árbær Open Air Museum

Ancient Roots - Presentation of the Archaeological Research at the Árbær farmstead

The archaeological research The Ancient Roots of Árbær, which is currently underway at the Árbær farmstead, will be presented on Thursday, 5 June at 20:00. Free admission and all are welcome!

Ancient Roots - Presentation of the Archaeological Research at the Árbær farmstead
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Ex­hib­i­tions

Steingrímur Hermannsson, prime minister with drag queens on election night, 20 April 1991
Reykjavík Museum of Photography
03. May 2025-07. December 2025

Gun­nar V. An­drés­son Press Pho­to­grapher │Half a Cen­tury Through the Lens

The ex­hib­i­tion "Half a Cen­tury Through the Lens" ex­plores press pho­to­grapher Gun­nar V. An­drés­son’s ca­reer, that las­ted more than fifty years – from 1966 to 2018.

Telma Har│Glam Pics
Reykjavík Museum of Photography
07. February 2025-15. June 2025

Telma Har│Glam Pics

The ex­hib­i­tion "Glam Pics" is the title of an ex­hib­i­tion by artist Telma Har­aldsdót­tir in ex­hib­i­tion space Skotið. It con­sists of col­our­ful and semi-sur­real pho­tos that the artist has put to­gether in many ways.

Growing Pains
Árbær Open Air Museum
25. April 2024

Grow­ing Pains

The ex­per­i­mental ex­hib­i­tion "Grow­ing Pains" gives you an in­sight into the world of primary school chil­dren in Reyk­javík between 1898 and 1974.

Fish & folk – 150 years of fisheries
Reykjavík Maritime Museum
08. June 2018

Fish & folk – 150 years of fish­er­ies

The ex­hib­i­tion Fish & folk – 150 years of fish­er­ies at the Reyk­javík Mari­time Mu­seum is about the his­tory of the Icelandic fish­er­ies, from the time when row­ing boats gave way to large fish­ing ves­sels in the late 19th cen­tury, through to the 21st cen­tury.

Milestones by Richard Serra, 1991.
Viðey Island
18. September 2015

Mile­stone­s│Richard Serra

For the Reyk­javík Arts Fest­ival of 1990, a work of art by US sculp­tor Richard Serra was crea­ted on West is­land.

The Imagine Peace Tower
Viðey Island
18. September 2015

The Ima­gine Peace Tower

Work of art concei­ved by the leg­end­ary art­ist, mu­si­cian and peace ad­voc­ate Yoko Ono as a beacon for world peace.

Consumption – Reykjavík in the 20th century
Árbær Open Air Museum
05. June 2014

Con­sump­tion – Reyk­javík in the 20th cen­tury

The ex­hib­i­tion aims to show the huge and rapid changes that took place in con­sump­tion pat­terns in Reyk­javík dur­ing the 20th cen­tury – to ex­plore the factors that af­fected con­sump­tion, and how tech­nical ad­vances, gov­ern­ment ac­tions, wars, and events in Ice­land and abroad in­flu­enced the daily life of the people of Reyk­javík.

The Wheel Age
Árbær Open Air Museum
02. July 2009

The Age of Carts

Even though the wheel is a an­cient in­ven­tion it ar­rived late to Iceland. Trans­port over long dis­tances were in prin­ciple the same from the time of set­tle­ment to the 19th cen­tury, namely on horses

Toy Exhibition: Come and play!
Árbær Open Air Museum
17. June 2008

Come and play!

The ex­hib­i­tion fo­cuses on chil­dren's cul­ture, toys and games in the last cen­tury. It is housed in a former church and sports hall called Landakot. The ex­hib­i­tion is in­ter­act­ive and it suits chil­dren in all age groups. Open at the same time as the mu­seum.

From High Mass to High Jump
Árbær Open Air Museum
17. June 2008

From High Mass to High Jump

The story of the build­ing Landakot is told in the ex­hib­i­tion From High Mass to High Jump. The house was built in 1897 as the first cath­olic church in Ice­land since the Re­form­a­tion. In 1930 it be­came a sportshall and re­mained as such un­til 2004 when it was re­lo­cated to the mu­seum.

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