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...
museums
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...
A Visual Feast
Reykjavik Art Museum brings you the highlights of Icelandic art
Reykjavik Art Museum is located in three unique buildings; Hafnarhúsið, Kjarvalsstaðir and Ásmu...