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Women are best/worst for women

Women are best/worst for women The Marshall House (Marshallhúsið) by Reykjavík Harbor out on Grandi is a treasure. Both the building itself and the activitie...

Idyllic Ásmundarsafn

Idyllic ÁsmundarsafnBeautiful works by a pioneer of Icelandic sculpture The sculptor Ásmundur Sveinsson (1893–1982) designed, worked and lived in a unique, d...

Árnessýsla Heritage Museum

Árnessýsla Heritage Museum From Árnessýsla Heritage Museum The history of the Árnessýsla Heritage Museum began in 1953, almost 70 years ago. In the begin...

Explore Art Up North

Explore Art Up NorthAkureyri Art Museum hosts exciting exhibitions throughout the year Akureyri is commonly called Iceland’s “second city,” a moniker many of...

Volcanic Vestmannaeyjar

Volcanic Vestmannaeyjar Vestmannaeyjar 1973, Photographer: Kristinn H. Benediktsson Marking 50 Years since the Eruption Vestmannaeyjar (the Westman Is...

Spectacular Safnahúsið

Spectacular Safnahúsið Explore four floors of art in Reykjavík’s House of Collections Safnahúsið (The House of Collections) features four floors of Icelan...

Árnessýsla Heritage Museum

Árnessýsla Heritage Museum The history of the Árnessýsla Heritage Museum began in 1953, almost 70 years ago. In the beginning, it mainly  held objects from t...

GUNNLAUGUR SCHEVING

GUNNLAUGUR SCHEVING The artist who challenged traditional views of art At the beginning of the 20th century, Icelandic art was dominated by landscapes.Bor...

Vibrant Culture in Nuuk

Nuuk Art Museum displays the rich artistic history of Greenland’s artists  The Nuuk Art Museum is an integral part of cultural life in Nuuk, as it hosts a p...

Art, colors & making a living 

Art, colors & making a living  The collection of Ásgrímur Jónsson (1876-1958) in Bergstaðastræti, is a part of Listasafn Íslands. Ásgrímur was not only a p...