Sólveig Hólmarsdóttir
Sólveig Hólmarsdóttir
The artist will talk about her exhibition which renders the various trials and tribulations that she has endured in her li...
Jóhann Briem Icelandic painter
Jóhann Briem (1907-1991) studied art under the great artist and painter Jón Jónsson, brother of another master of the arts, Ásgrímur Jónsson. Other mentors...
Good Thursday: Artist talk and book release
New Acquisitions Artist talk with Hildur Hákonardóttir, G. Erla, Ragnheiður Ragnarsdóttir and Claudia HausfeldThursday July 30th at 7 pm
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Exhibition Opening – Gilbert & George: The Great Exhibition
Gilbert & George: The Great Exhibition will be opened at Reykjavík Art Museum – Hafnarhús on Thursday, 6 August at 19h00. The exhibition is a par...
Evening Walk through Áfangar in Viðey
Event location Skarfabakki
Thirty years are since the artwork Áfangar by Richard Serra was installed in Viðey during the Reykjavik Art Festival 1990. O...
Rock & roll at Árbær Open Air
Rock & roll at Árbær Open AirMuseumSunday July 26 at 13:00-16:00On Sunday July 26 th the Árbær Open Air Museum will be full of rock and roll music and vint...
Harry Bilson
New paintings by Harry Bilson on display at Gallery Fold in Reykjavik
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New Acquisitions
New Acquisitions
Bjarki Bragason, Claudia Hausfeld, G.Erla, Hildur Hákonardóttir, Jóna Hlíf Halldórsdóttir, Kolbrún Ýr Einarsdóttir...
Make Glass Beads Like A Viking!
Make Glass Beads Like A Viking!Saturday, 11th July 2020. Time: 13:00-15:00
Glass bead and necklace making, Viking Style!Talented glassblower, Fanndís Huld V...
Reykjavik Accordian Festival & Haymaking
Reykjavik Accordian Festival & Haymaking at Árbær Open Air MuseumThe annual Reykjavik Accordion Festival will be held at Árbær Open Air Museum on Sunday Ju...
The Circus Is Coming To Town!
What? The Circus Is Coming To Town!Where? The Árbær Open Air MuseumWhen? Sunday, 5th July, from 13:00-16:00
The Circus Is Coming To Town!The folks at the Ár...
National Day Celebrations at the Árbær Open Air Museum.
Iceland’s beautiful national costume will be in the spotlight during the National Day celebrations coming up soon at the Árbær Open Air Museum on 17th June. Gu...
Meet the artist – Valérie Boyce
Meet the artist – Valérie Boyce
Landscape painter Valérie Boyce’s first encounter with Iceland was in the 1970s. She remembers a strange moonlit planet!...
Witness │ Christopher Lund
Witness │ Christopher LundReykjavík Museum of Photography06.06.-13.09.2020
Witness, is the title of a new exhibition with photos by Christopher Lund which w...
Guðmundur Thoroddsen’s exhibition Houndshills, Houndshollows
Thoroddsen's works are humorous and done in diverse but traditional mediums such as clay, watercolor, drawing and painting. In Houndshills, Houndshollo...
DISTRICT PHOTOS Photo exhibition around Reykjavík City in April
Changing times call for changed approaches. Now that guests are unable to attend museums and their exhibitions, the Reykjavík Museum of Photography has decided...
Óðinn sails again!
The old Coast Guard Vessel Óðinn will leave the port at Vesturbugt today May 11th at one o‘clock.This will be Óðin’s first sailing in 14 years.This is a test c...
The Origin of Iceland’s Hot Springs
From the Settlement to the Present, Hot Water has been a Natural Blessing
Extensive geothermal activity is one of Iceland’s most distinctive features, with mor...
Bessastadir
Bessastadir has been the presidential residence since 1941, but the site has a much older history, having been mentioned in the Islendinga Saga (Saga of the Ice...
The Commonwealth farm in Þjórsárdalur
The Commonwealth farm in Þjórsárdalur is one of Iceland's best kept secrets. The farmhouse, built on the site of one of the manor farms of the Age of Settlement...