Reyk­javík City Mu­seum
Our His­tory

Here you'll find various info about the review, which takes place next Friday, 24 January .

The exhibition opens 17. January

In the Building Preservation Centre you can get advice on how to proceed before construction begins.

Our locations

Events

Fjölskylduskemmtun
Borgarbókasafnið Grófinni

Future Lunch Box

What will we put in school lunch boxes 100 years from now? Let´s use our imagination and draw the content of future kid´s lunch boxes in an open drawing station of Reykjavík City Museum. No participation fee, all welcome.

Future Lunch Box
Borgarsogusafn.is
Árbær open museum

Guided tour at Árbær Open Air Museum

The guide takes guests to all the main houses of the museum and tells their story.

Guided tour at Árbær Open Air Museum
Fjölskylduskemmtun
Ljósmyndasafn Reykjavíkur

Children's relationship with animals

How will our relationship with animals be in the future? Will we have pets in the year 2125? What kind of animals would they be? Take a look at 100-year-old pictures of children and animals in different settings. The pictures are used as inspirations in an open drawing station on children´s relationship with animals at the Museum of Photography on the 6th floor. No participation fee, all welcome.

Children's relationship with animals
Fræðsla
Reykjavík Maritime Museum

Fish & folk - Evening Opening on Museum Night

On the occasion of Museum Night, 7 February, there will be an evening opening of the exhibition Fish & folk – 150 years of fisheries at the Reykjavík Maritime Museum. It will be open from 18:00 to 22:00. Free admission and everyone is welcome.

Fish & folk - Evening Opening on Museum Night
Fræðsla
Reykjavík Maritime Museum

Fish & folk - Family Game on Museum Night

The Reykjavík Maritime Museum welcomes children and their families on Museum Night, February 7th. We have family activity boards with fun games that lead you through the museum‘s permanent exhibition, Fish & folk. Three different levels of difficulty are available depending on the ability and age of the children. Free entry and everyone is welcome.

Fish & folk - Family Game on Museum Night
Fræðsla
Reykjavík Maritime Museum

The Látrabjarg Rescue - Film Screening on Museum Night

On the occasion of Museum Night, 7 February, the Reykjavík Maritime Museum will begin screenings of the film The Látrabjarg Rescue by Óskar Gíslason, which was released in 1949. Free admission and everyone is welcome.

The Látrabjarg Rescue - Film Screening on Museum Night

Ex­hib­i­tions