Our art museum EditorialThe National Gallery of Iceland was founded in Copenhagen in 1884 by Björn Bjarnason, later a member of...
Hafnarþorpið Marketplace Helga BjörgulfsdóttirReykjavík’s New and Updated Kolaport Flea Market In a large building in downtown Reykjavík, initially built for the...
Free from enchantment EditorialEinar Jónsson (1874-1954) is one of the artists who, at the beginning of the 20th century, laid the...
The blue sea EditorialThe Reykjavík Maritime Museum opened in June 2005, in the former building of the fish factory BÚR (Bæjarútgerðar...
Freyja, goddess of love and fertility EditorialIn March 2021, Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir, Minister of Justice, announced the purchase of a new patrol vessel for...
Let’s talk about the weather EditorialFew nations are as preoccupied with the weather as Icelanders. And so it’s good to know that the...
The oldest supermarket in Reykjavík EditorialThe oldest supermarket in Reykjavík It is 90 years since the southerner Jón Jónsson from Rangárvallasýsla founded the...
ISK / Icelandic króna EditorialThe Icelandic krona was first issued by Landsbanki Íslands in 1876 at a fixed exchange rate against the...
From Arnarhóll EditorialDay after day, week after week, month after month, year after year, the first resident of Reykjavík and...
The Sun Voyager, an ode to the sun EditorialOne of the main sightseeing stops in Reykjavík is the Sun Voyager, a sculpture by Jón Gunnar Árnason...
ART67 Gallery in the Heart of Reykjavík Helga BjörgulfsdóttirIn the heart of Reykjavík, you can find the big and beautiful gallery ART67. The gallery is a...
First day of winter EditorialThere are only two seasons in Iceland in winter and summer and yesterday was the first day of...
MUGGUR – Guðmundur Thorsteinsson 1891–1924 Helga BjörgulfsdóttirNational Gallery of Iceland Between 2.10. 2121 – 13.2.2022 At the National Gallery of Iceland is a newly...
Höfði, the meeting place of leaders EditorialIt’s been 35 years since Ronald Reagan, President of the United States, and leader of the Soviet Union,...
Arctic Circle in Harpa EditorialLife in Iceland is finally moving in the right direction. Arctic Circle conference in Harpa is one of...
Sunrise EditorialThe day is getting shorter in Reykjavík. The sunrise was at 08:15 this morning; I met this photographer...
Plús 1000% Helga BjörgulfsdóttirSociety is slowly but surely becoming how it was in Iceland. This can, for example, be seen in...
Tómas by the Pond EditorialThis year, Reykjavík – the UNESCO City of Literature, celebrates its tenth anniversary. It was announced that Reykjavík...
From Reykjavík to the east and west EditorialDuring an official visit in 1967, the then Minister of Foreign Affairs and future Chancellor of West Germany,...
A hot dog with “everything” EditorialThe same family has run the hot dog stand Bæjarinn Beztu Pylsur in the centre of Reykjavík for...
