Grafarholt EditorialBy Reynisvatn It is not unpleasant for the residents of the Grafarholt district, one of Reykjavík’s newest districts,...
The joy of art EditorialKviksjá / Kaleidoscope í vestursal Kjarvalsstaða It is so rewarding and fun to go to Kjarvalsstaðir right now....
In the middle of the city center EditorialHverfisgata, which runs north of and parallel to Laugavegur, Reykjavík’s main shopping street, is and always was the...
By the blue bayou EditorialOf course, I have been to the coastline many times, up and down along the capital coastlines. And,...
Pósthusstræti then & now EditorialOn a map drawn by the city of Reykjavík in 1801, there are five streets and one unnamed...
Art in the valley EditorialLaugardalur is significant in may ways. The people of Reykjavík used to make their way east of Laugavegur...
Figures on tourists EditorialIt is interesting to look at the composition of foreign tourists who visit Iceland. Ferðamálastofa / Icelandic Tourist...
Vesturgata in Vesturbær EditorialAt the beginning of the last century, Reykjavík was divided into three parts, downtown, east and west. The...
Panorama of the capital area EditorialKópavogskirkja, the oldest church in the second most populous municipality in the country, stands at the top of...
Reykjavíkurvíkurtjörn in the winter sun EditorialReykjavíkurtjörn has for decades been one of the favorite places of the capital’s residents, especially in winter. When...
By Hringbraut EditorialHringbraut is first seen in its entirety on a plan from 1927. The idea actually first appeared shortly...
Judges upstairs, prisoners downstairs EditorialOne of the most remarkable buildings in Reykjavík is the prison, Hegningarhúsið at Skólavörðustígur 9. This large building...
Spring is around the corner EditorialIt is a remarkable day, equally so in the springtime like today, and in the autumntime. These two...
Tjarnargata by Tjörnin EditorialTjarnargata, runs from Fógetagarðurinn, where the first settler Ingólfur Arnarson built his settlement in 874, to Hringbraut, along...
Helgi’s Great Corridor Editorial“Rakel, my wife, and I loosely summed up the value of the gift to the Icelandic Museum of...
2 Giants EditorialOn the eastern side of Hljómskálagarður, not far from each other, stand two giants in the cultural history...
Exciting times at The Reykjavík Art Museum EditorialThere are exciting times ahead at the Reykjavík Art Museum, both in Hafnarhús and at Kjarvalsstaðir, which is...
A moment at the National Museum EditorialRúnar Gunnarsson’s exhibition (1944) Not the blink of an eye, but eternity, just opened at the National Museum...
Reykjavík Harbor 110 years old EditorialBefore the time of airplanes, or submarine communications cables, ships were Iceland’s only contact with the rest of...
The night yes the night EditorialIt is great, as a tourist (yes and as a local), now that the air is getting warmer...
