Gröndalshús – Gröndal‘s House
Gröndalshús – Gröndal‘s House
This charming red house was the home of Benedikt Gröndal (1826-1907), writer, illustrator,
translator and natural scientist. H...
Downtown Reykjavik
The museum at the Harbour
The museum at the Harbour
Not many people realize that Reykjavík is the largest shipping town in Iceland. There is also the biggest and largest museum in the...
Torfhildur Hólm’s House
Torfhildur's House
Torfhildur's house was built at Laugavegur 36 in 1896, moved to Reykjavik's West Side in 2015 and restored.
The writer Torfhildur Þors...
The Street of Grettir the Strong
The Street of Grettir the Strong
Grettisgata, the next street over from Laugavegur in the city center of Reykjavík, is named after Grettir "The Strong" Ásmun...
Austurvöllur
The Central Square where people gather in Reykjavík
In olden times, when Reykjavík was simply a farm, Austurvöllur (the East Field) was its best grassfield, ...
Listval
Exquisite gallery opens in Harpa
Listval exhibits Icelandic art
Elísabet Alma Svendsen and Helga Kjerúlf have worked in art and design on various projects,...
A town in a city
A town in a city
Reykjavík is a fun city, strange yes, young yes, with buildings that are so diverse, different but still bind the city together, forming a ...
The Arctic tern
The Arctic tern
A few years ago, changes were made to the islet in Þorfinnstjörn in Hljómskálagarðurinn Park, so it was more suitable for nesting by Reykjaví...
The string of Pearls (Perlufesti)
The string of Pearls (Perlufesti)
The sculpture park String of Pearls in the western part of Hljómskálagarðurinn was opened on Women's Rights Day, 19 June 20...
100-year-old Fákur
100-year-old Fákur
The equestrian club Fákur in Reykjavík, the country's most populous and largest club, is celebrating its hundredth anniversary this year. ...
Guðmundur = Erró
Guðmundur = Erró
One of our greatest artists is Guðmundur Guðmundsson, born in 1932, known as the artist Erró. He is one of the few Icelandic visual artists ...
Photos of the Year
Photos of the year
The annual exhibition of The Icelandic Press Photography Association
is now in the Reykjavík Museum of Photography, and the exhibition wi...
House of eight friendly nations
House of eight friendly nations
In Vatnsmýri stands the Nordic House in Reykjavík, designed by the Finnish genius Alvar Aalto (1898-1976). This...
Goddess & Bloke
Goddess & Bloke
Pomona was an ancient goddess in Roman mythology. In Einarsgarður, west of Landspítalinn, it stands erect in the sculpture ...
Sæmundur’s story
Sæmundur’s story
In front of the main building of the University of Iceland stands the work Sæmundur on the Seal. This sculpture was originally...
Governor Ásgeir Jónsson’s Revolt
Iceland’s Central Bank has never been better equipped to ensure stability to serve the people, claims Governor Ásgeir Jónsson. With the merger of The Bank and F...
A beautiful day
A beautiful day
Iceland became a sovereign nation on December 1, 1918. The Danes recognised that we were a free state, but they would take care of foreign af...
Seventy-year-old tradition
Seventy-year-old tradition
Norwegians have been giving Icelanders a Christmas tree every year since 1951, or for seventy years. As it is always called, the O...
In Althingi
In Althingi
Parliamentary elections took place on September 25, and now, two months later, Althingi is convening for the first time. The former government co...
The cat lights up the winter darkness
The cat lights up the winter darkness
The City of Reykjavík has been decorating the capital for the upcoming festival for a few weeks. One of the decorations...
