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Here you'll find the Summer Programme at Árbær Open Air Museum 2026.

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Registration has begun for a summer course for children on Viðey Island. Limited number of participants – First come, First served!

Reykjavík Maritime Museum

The theme of this exhibition is the mysterious disappearance of a French naval vessel.

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Árbær Open Air Museum

Guided tour at Árbær Open Air Museum

The guide takes guests to all the main houses of the museum and tells their stories. The guided tour is in English and takes just over an hour.

Guided tour at Árbær Open Air Museum
Árbær Open Air Museum

National Day Celebrations at Árbær Open Air Museum

The National Day on 17 June will be celebrated with a diverse and entertaining program featuring national costumes, folk dances, the lady of the mountain, vintage cars, accordion playing, Dillon's House Café and the classic National Day lollipops. Free entry for those who show up in national costumes, the disabled, kids and culture card holders.

National Day Celebrations at Árbær Open Air Museum
Reykjavík Maritime Museum

Coast Guard Vessel Óðinn - Guided Tour on Board

Welcome aboard the historic Coast Guard Vessel Óðinn for a guided tour. The tours happen daily at 13:00, 14:00, and 15:00 from 1 March to 31 October, focusing on the Cod Wars and the vessel's rescue history.

Coast Guard Vessel Óðinn - Guided Tour on Board
Árbær Open Air Museum

Museum Experience: Summer Workshop - Registration Required

On 15, 16, 18, and 19 June at 9:00-12:00 a four-day summer course will be held at Árbær Open Air Museum for children aged 9–12. The course costs 12,000 ISK. Registration is required and can be completed here: https://outlook.office.com/book/vidburdir_borgarsogusafn@reykjavik.is/?ismsaljsauthenabled

Museum Experience: Summer Workshop - Registration Required
The Settlement Exhibition Aðalstræti

The Settlement Exhibition Aðalstræti 10 and 16 - Guided Tour in English

Welcome to a guided tour in English of The Settlement Exhibition at Aðalstræti 10 and 16. The tours take place Mon.-Fri. at 11 AM from June 1 to August 21.

The Settlement Exhibition Aðalstræti 10 and 16 - Guided Tour in English
Borgarbókasafnið Grófinni

Historical walk I Reykjavik 240th birthday

This year, the City of Reykjavík celebrates its 240th anniversary, and on that occasion the Reykjavík City Museum is offering a historical walking tour of Aðalstræti, the town’s first street. Historians Guðbrandur Benediktsson and Helga Maureen Gylfadóttir will lead the walk, which begins at 20:00 at the City Library in Grófin, Tryggvagata 15. Spoken language: Icelandic. Everyone is welcome and participation is free.

Historical walk I Reykjavik 240th birthday
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Ex­hib­i­tions

Electrical night, 2023. Photo: Valentina H Michelsen
Reykjavík Museum of Photography
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Ab­stract I Skotið in Fókus 2026

"Ab­stract" is the title of the fourth 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.

Drawing by Auguste Mayer
Reykjavík Maritime Museum

A View of the North

How could the mys­ter­i­ous dis­ap­pear­ance of a French naval ves­sel cause a turn­ing-­point in the his­tory of the Icelandic na­tion?

Growing Pains
Árbær Open Air Museum

Grow­ing Pains

The ex­per­i­mental ex­hib­i­tion "Grow­ing Pains" gives you an in­sight into the world of primary school chil­dren in Reyk­javík between 1898 and 1974.

Ancient Roots of Árbær in the museum building Landakot/ÍR House

An­cient Roots of Ár­bær

An ex­hib­i­tion about an ar­chae­olo­gical ex­cav­a­tion tak­ing place at the Ár­bær farm site.

Fish & folk – 150 years of fisheries
Reykjavík Maritime Museum

Fish & folk – 150 years of fish­er­ies

The ex­hib­i­tion Fish & folk – 150 years of fish­er­ies at the Reyk­javík Mari­time Mu­seum is about the his­tory of the Icelandic fish­er­ies, from the time when row­ing boats gave way to large fish­ing ves­sels in the late 19th cen­tury, through to the 21st cen­tury.

Milestones by Richard Serra, 1991.
Viðey Island

Mile­stone­s│Richard Serra

For the Reyk­javík Arts Fest­ival of 1990, a work of art by US sculp­tor Richard Serra was crea­ted on West is­land.

The Imagine Peace Tower
Viðey Island

The Ima­gine Peace Tower

Work of art concei­ved by the leg­end­ary art­ist, mu­si­cian and peace ad­voc­ate Yoko Ono as a beacon for world peace.

Suðurgata 7 │A Reykjavík home around 1925
Árbær Open Air Museum

Suður­gata 7 │A Reyk­javík home around 1925

Suður­gata 7, built in 1833 in cent­ral Reyk­javík, was en­larged in stages. It has been in its present form since 1883.

Inside the exhibition "Hábær House 1950"
Árbær Open Air Museum

Hábær House 1950

The ex­hib­i­tion Hábær 1950 seeks to shed light on the liv­ing con­di­tions of a poor fam­ily around the year 1950

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