Reyk­javík Mu­seum of Pho­to­graphy

A mo­ment in time – 1860 to the present day

©Reykjavík City Museum | Photo: Vigfús Birgisson

The Reykjavík Museum of Photography is one of Iceland’s major hot spots for photography, both as a historical museum/preservation centre and for contemporary photography.

Reykjavík harbour on July 9th 1945, when the passenger ship Esja arrived with Icelanders that had stranded in Scandinavia during World War II. Photo: Sigurhans Vignir.

Reykjavík harbour on July 9th 1945, when the passenger ship Esja arrived with Icelanders that had stranded in Scandinavia during World War II. Photo: Sigurhans Vignir.

Ex­hib­i­tions

©Jón Bjarnason, Street Scene, 2026.
Reykjavík Museum of Photography
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Street scenes I Skotið in Fókus 2026

"Street scenes" is the title of the fifth ex­hib­i­tion by mem­bers of FÓKUS, the Am­a­teur Pho­to­graphy Club, which will take over the ex­hib­i­tion space SKOTIÐ at the Reyk­javík Mu­seum of Pho­to­graphy.

Þórdís Erla Ágústs­dóttir │Heartstrings: intimacy in the everyday
Reykjavík Museum of Photography
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Þórdís Erla Ágústs­dóttir │Heartstrings: in­tim­acy in the every­day

In her pho­to­graphs, Þórdís Erla seeks to cap­ture the in­tan­gible as­pects of people’s every­day lives within their homes and in other places that are im­port­ant to them.

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Events

Reykjavík Museum of Photography

Exhibition Talk I Heartstrings

Guests are welcome to join an Exhibition Talk in Icelandic with Þórdís Erla Ágústsdóttir, the photographer behind the exhibition, Heartstrings: intimacy in the everyday, on Sunday the 6th of September at 15:00 ❤️ In her photographs, Þórdís Erla seeks to capture the intangible aspects of people’s everyday lives within their homes and in other places that are important to them.

Exhibition Talk I Heartstrings
Reykjavík Museum of Photography

Opening I Ólafur K. Magnússon: On the Scene

Welcome to the opening of the exhibition Ólafur K. Magnússon: On the Scene, on Saturday the 12th of September at 15:00 at the Reykjavík Museum of Photography on the top floor of at Tryggvgata 15. The Mayor of Reykjavík, Hildur Björnsdóttir, will open the exhibition. Refreshments.

Opening I Ólafur K. Magnússon: On the Scene
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