Tenderness at Hafnarborg Gallery EditorialThórhildur Tinna Sigurdardóttir is the curator of the exhibition Unknown Affection, currently open at Hafnarborg Gallery in Hafnarfjordur....
Culture Night Scenes EditorialCulture Night is the anniversary and cultural festival of Reykjavík city, held annually for almost thirty years, on...
Bessastadir – Where the Presidents Reside EditorialBessastadir, located on Álftanes between Hafnarfjördur and Reykjavík, have been the residence of the President of Iceland since...
40,000 Souls EditorialThe most common name in Kópavogur is Jón – no surprises there – with 490 residents bearing that...
Culture & Science EditorialThe centre of culture and science in Iceland is located in Vatnsmýri, Reykjavík. In this small area, just...
Light Moods Around Ljósvallagata EditorialOne of the most beautiful streetscapes in Reykjavík is Ljósvallagata in the western part of the city. The...
With Old and New Designs EditorialThe city centre, postal code 101, is the oldest part of Reykjavík. In Kvosin, a village began to...
Gerdarsafn Art Museum: Celebrating 30 Years EditorialThe origins of Gerðarsafn – The Kópavogur Art Museum can be traced back to 1977 when the heirs...
In The Colour of Black and White EditorialCapturing the Icelandic landscape is no mean feat. So multifaceted, layered, and different—it is larger than what the...
Urban Densification – Urban Alteration EditorialThere is extensive construction happening all around the capital city. Icelandic Times toured the city and took photos...
The House Where Ancient Meets Brand-New EditorialHafnarstræti 16: The building where SÍM, the Association of Icelandic Visual Artists, with its nearly one thousand members,...
At Long, Long Last EditorialIt’s been cold—unusually cold—in Iceland ever since the New Year. Proper summer days, with blue skies and warm...
TWENTY-THREE WHALES EditorialThe largest whale museum in Europe is located in Grandi, on the west side of Reykjavik Harbour, with...
REYKJANES RUMBLES – IS REYKJAVÍK NEXT? EditorialThe volcanic systems on the Reykjanes Peninsula are dangerously close to populated areas. Volcanic activity is cyclical, occurring...
Árbær Open Air Museum: Less a Museum Than a Time Machine EditorialÁrbær Museum is the largest open-air museum in the country, featuring houses from the 19th and early 20th...
TWENTY YEARS OF PHOTOGRAPHY AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM EditorialThe National Museum of Iceland is one of the country’s principal museums. Founded in 1863, more than 160...
IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN EditorialProbably no street in Reykjavík has undergone as many changes over the last 150 years as Hafnarstræti in...
An Oasis in the Capital EditorialIf Öskjuhlíd, a hill rising southeast of downtown Reykjavik, were in Denmark, it would likely be called a...
ADALSTRÆTI EditorialOne Hundred and Fifty Meters of History The first—and thus oldest—street in Reykjavik is Adalstræti. While only 150...
In the Eleventh Hour EditorialAs the sun decided to give Reykjavík a goodnight kiss just before midnight, Icelandic Times made sure to...
