The Ófeigur family workshop
“What can I buy that is truly unique to Iceland?” is a question Icelanders often get from visitors. The answer is: Handmade piec...
The influence of the Icelandic nature
Anna María Sveinbjörnsdóttir is an Icelandic jeweller and designer who runs her own jewellery store, Anna María Design,...
Was planning on going somewhere completely different at lunch. Saw Tjörnin mirrored upside down, rushed home to get the right lens, and the whole time on the wa...
There is an exceptionally powerful and exciting exhibition, Mentor, taking place in Ásmundarsafn. Where Ásmundur Sveinsson and Carl Milles works are displayed t...
In the Marshall House in Örfirisey, on the west side of the Reykjavík Harbor, there is one restaurant and five galleries / exhibition halls in one house. In two...
On the occasion of the National Museum's 160th anniversary, for the first time the precious treasures of Icelandic art history, all fifteen of the surviving Ref...
Seven years ago, in 2016, the Reykjavík City Council approved a new regional plan for Kirkjusandur in Laugarnes. A new neighbourhood with 300 apartments, divers...
The first resident of Iceland and Reykjavík, Ingólfur Arnarson, came from Norway and settled here in 874. He came to Iceland seven years prior to investigate th...
A journey through colours and sound
In Harpa, music and conference hall at the end of the Reykjavík harbour, Hringátt/Circuleight is a current exhibition. An e...
The Arctic Circle
The Arctic Circle conference is currently taking place in Reykjavík. For three days, 700 people, scientists, politicians and ordinary peopl...
Hafnartorg & Hallveig + Ingólfur
Árni Óla (1888-1979), writer and journalist, is the person who most likely knew the history and origins of Reykjavík's p...
Vikings and Settlement
At the time when the Irish had discovered Iceland and started regular sailings there, boatbuilding and skill in navigation were also d...
Fifty five years of beauty
The other day, it had been 55 years since Norræna Húsið (The Nordic House) opened in Reykjavík. The Nordic House, the first collec...
The first custom-built freezer vessel in Iceland (1927)
Bruarfoss, built-in 1927 was the first cargo ship constructed especially with freezing capabilities f...
Harbor construction in Reykjavik (1913-1917)
The Reykjavik harbor construction was the most expensive construction Icelanders had undertaken. It included a r...
Pourquoi-Pas (September 16th, 1936)
In September 1936, returning from the mission to Greenland to deliver scientific material, the ship Pourquoi-Pas IV stopp...
"You can't have it for gold or a good word"
The Icelandic horse is one of the unique features of the country. It has maintained that status from the very fir...
Einar's garden
Reykjavík is a green city. There are many large green outdoor areas throughout the city, the largest being Heiðmörk on the outskirts of the ea...
Borgartún
There are few streets in Reykjavík, if any, that have changed in their appearance as much as Borgartún through the years, a street that runs from Sno...
Garðhús and the Marchioness
Garðhús c. 1946. To the left of the house is the Reykjavík Freezing Plant, and to the right part of the Daníelsslippur shipyard....