Ásmundur Sveinsson (1893–1982)
Ásmundur Sveinsson (1893–1982) was one of the pioneers of Icelandic sculpture. In his early days his pieces invariably met with opposition and fierce criticism ...
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Petra’s Stone and Mineral Collection
What One Woman Can Do
Petra's Stone and Mineral Collection
Ljósbjörg Petra María Sveinsdóttir was born on Christmas Eve, 1922 in a small traditional farmhous...
Iceland’s Museum of Natural History Gets its Crowning Jewel
The Biggest Animal on Display
Iceland’s Museum of Natural History Gets its Crowning Jewel
When an Icelander has a bit of good luck and finds ...
National Museum’s Special Exhibitions
The National Museum of Iceland shows a diverse program of exhibitions.
The National Museum of Iceland (Þjóðminjasafn Íslands) is Reykjavík’s main heritage and ...
Everything Volcanic Haraldur Sigurðsson
Everything Volcanic
World-renowned volcanologist, Haraldur Sigurðsson, creates Iceland’s most comprehensive volcano museum Snæfellsnes is considered the jewel ...
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Uncovering the Secrets of Skogar’s Folk and Cultural Museum
Understanding Iceland
Uncovering the Secrets of Skogar’s Folk and Cultural Museum
I am an avid explorer of Iceland. From the breathtaking landscapes to the mo...
Far From Home
Far From Home
The Icelandic Emigration Centre Links Past and Present
Immigration is often viewed from an outside perspective, which follows immigrants’ lives ...
Art in Foment
Art in Foment
From placid landscape beginnings to a dynamic diversity at Listasafn Íslands
In a country where culture plays a major role, art has been held in h...
HRAFNSEYRI
HRAFNSEYRI
A farm that changed a nation, a museum for the future
A small, very remote farm, on a mountainside almost at the end of the world; the hom...
Where Monsters Rule
Where Monsters Rule
Sea Monster Museum of Bíldudalur
Tales of sea monsters have played an important and colourful role in Icelandic folk culture for cen...
An island in Ölfus
An island in Ölfus: new exhibition in Reykjavík Museum of PhotographyAn Island in Ölfus is the title of a new exhibition with photos by Valdimar Thorlacius. Th...
Life in the village
Life in the villageÁrbær Open Air Museum comprises a village-like collection of over twenty “homes,” each of which isa separate exhibition. Visitors learn how ...
Iceland’s First Settler
Iceland’s First Settler
Find the furtive little arctic fox in Súðavík in the Westfjords
The arctic fox is an enchanting creature. At some point in the distant...
Bolungarvík: Only a Tunnel Away
Bolungarvík: Only a Tunnel Away
Spend some time in Bolungarvik, a beautiful spot in the Westfjords.
Bolungarvík is a beautiful village in the Westfjords of Ic...
Visual Artist Ellis O’Connor
I'm Ellis O'Connor and I'm a visual artist working in painting, printmaking and photography from Scotland.
I am currently living and working in the North of ...
Ásmundur Sveinsson (1893–1982)
Ásmundur Sveinsson (1893–1982) was one of the pioneers of Icelandic sculpture. In his early days his pieces invariably met with opposition and fierce criticism ...
How stay-at-home women earned a living 1900-1970
An exhibition talk on Between the lines.
How stay-at-home women earned a living 1900-1970
Sunday, May 31 at 13:00
Þórunn Elísabet Sveindóttir, exhibition d...
The Artist and his Bleeding Heart
The Artist and his Bleeding Heart
A look into the life and emotions of Ásmundur Sveinsson
One of the more interesting exhibitions in Reykjavík city this year ...
A journey back in time – with Iceland’s most treasured four legged animal
The Most Valuable Servant
A journey back in time – with Iceland’s most treasured four legged animal
Known worldwide for its famous five gaits, remarkable stre...
THE HOUSE THAT DISAPPEARED
THE HOUSE THAT DISAPPEARED
The Eldheimar Volcano Museum on the Westman Islands
None of Heimaey’s 5,300 inhabitants had ever expected that a volcanic eruption...