Our art museum
Our art museum
The National Gallery of Iceland was founded in Copenhagen in 1884 by Björn Bjarnason, later a member of the Althing. In 1916, the museum was t...
Museums, Galleries and Houses of Culture
Free from enchantment
Free from enchantment
Einar Jónsson (1874-1954) is one of the artists who, at the beginning of the 20th century, laid the foundation of modern art in this co...
Guðný Rósa Ingimarsdóttir OPUS-OUPS
Kjarvalsstaðir 2.10.2021 – 16.01.2022
The retrospective exhibition, opus – oups, of works by Guðný Rósa Ingimarsdóttir has opened in Kjarvalsstaðir. The ...
ART67 Gallery in the Heart of Reykjavík
In the heart of Reykjavík, you can find the big and beautiful gallery ART67. The gallery is a co-op gallery in one of the most magnificent locations on the city...
MUGGUR – Guðmundur Thorsteinsson 1891–1924
MUGGUR - Guðmundur Thorsteinsson 1891–1924
National Gallery of Iceland Between 2.10. 2121 - 13.2.2022
At the National Gallery of Iceland is a newly op...
Jón Adólf mixes old with the new
Sculptor Jón Adólf Steinólfsson has been working as a sculptor for almost 30 years. Born in South Iceland in 1959, he got interested in woodcarving early on in ...
Autumn has arrived in Akureyri
Autumn has arrived in Akureyri
It was autumnal but beautiful in Minjagarðurinn in Akureyri this morning. The church was built in 1846, by the church builder...
The National Gallery of Iceland
The National Gallery of Iceland
Exhibitions
The National Gallery of Iceland’s primary emphasis is collecting 20th and 21st-century Icelandic art; howe...
The National Gallery of Iceland Exhibitions
The National Gallery of Iceland
Exhibitions
The National Gallery of Iceland is situated in four buildings in Reykjavík: the main building at Fríkirkjuvegu...
The two culture houses on Hverfisgata
The Culture House on the left was designed by the Danish architect Johannes M Nielsen. The National Theater on the right was designed by Gu...
Sun on Sóleyjargata
Sun on Sóleyjargata
The Office of the President of Iceland has been at Sóleyjargata 1, or Staðarstaður as the building is called, from 1996. Since Iceland beca...
Autumn has arrived in Harpa
Autumn has arrived in Harpa
The Harpa Culture and Conference Center, which opened ten years ago in May 2011, is one of Reykjavík’s prominent landmarks. The hou...
A fairytale home – Petra’s Stone & Mineral Collection
In the tiny town of Stöðvarfjörður in East Iceland, a young girl named Petra began collecting stones in the mountains surrounding her home—and continued to do s...
The Cultural centre of Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Iceland
The cultural centre of Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Iceland
Nordatlantens Brygge is a cultural and museum building for Greenlandic, Faroese and Icelandic c...
Introducing the MULTIS Project
Contemporary Icelandic art to view and purchase
MULTIS is an Icelandic company that specializes in the promotion, publication and sale of art works by ...
Catch the Aurora Borealis All Year Round
There is perhaps nothing more magical than witnessing the beauty of a Northern Lights display. However, those unpredictable, ever dancing lights don’t always ...
Leather Designer
Quality Icelandic design and leather handcraft is much sought after. “My first leather design was a handbag painted with colourful artwork and patterns,” says ...
National Day of Iceland 17 June
Photographer Páll Stefánsson went to downtown Reykjavík to capture the day’s atmosphere.
Iceland became a republic on 17 June 1944, the birthday of Iceland’...
Fly Over Iceland
FlyOver Iceland gives you a thrilling bird’s eye view over the breathtaking landscapes of Iceland. Located in the Grandi harbour district on the west side of R...
Ragna Róbertsdóttir
Exhibition 10 June - 31 July 2021
Ragna Róbertsdóttir10 June - 31 July 2021i8 Gallery is pleased to announce a solo exhibition of works by Icelandic...