Reykjavík Museum of Photography
A moment in time – 1860 to the present day

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.
Exhibitions
Events
Opening I Winter Scenes
Welcome to the opening of the exhibition "Winter Scenes“ at the Reykjavík Museum of Photography 17 April at 16:00-18:00. Light refreshments will be served. Free entry! “Winter Scenes” opens at SKOTIÐ in 2026 — the third in a year long series of exhibitions by FÓKUS, the Amateur Photography Club. There was little snow in Iceland during the first months of the year. That changed, however, as March progressed: avalanches began to fall and transportation across the country was widely disrupted. But snow also brings with it many forms of beauty, not least in the frost, which delights photographers. This exhibition reveals that beauty, as snow lays its graceful veil across the landscape, creates all kinds of mysterious shapes and together with the frost, summons strange creatures and forms along rivers and lakes. Photographers: • Hallfríður Ingimundardóttir • Helga Gréta Ingimundardóttir • Hrafnhildur L. Hafsteinsdóttir • Íris Reynisdóttir • Jón Stefánsson • Þórður Kr Jóhannesson


