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

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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

Growing Pains is an experiential exhibition emphasizing creativity, education, imagination, and playfulness. Visitors get an insight into the world of primary school children in Reykjavík between 1898 and 1974.

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Events

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

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
Reykjavík Maritime Museum

RE Pride - Rainbow Workshop on the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia

Welcome to an open rainbow workshop at the Maritime Museum on 16-17 May from 10:00 to 17:00, on the occasion of the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) and International Museum Day. Free admission and everyone is welcome!

RE Pride - Rainbow Workshop on the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia
The Settlement Exhibition Aðalstræti

جولة إرشادية باللغة العربية

يقدم متحف تاريخ المدينة جولة إرشادية باللغة العربية في شارع أدالستراتي(Aðalstræti), يوم السبت ١٦ مايو، من الساعة ٢ ظهرًا إلى ٣ عصرًا. ستتولى منى نصر، المرشدة السياحية، شرح المعرض باللغة العربية.

جولة إرشادية باللغة العربية
Árbær Open Air Museum

Queer Flag History - Sindri Sparkle's Stand-up on the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia

Welcome to a stand-up show about the history of queer flags with Sindri Sparkle. --- Spoken language Icelandic --- The stand-up takes place at Árbær Open Air Museum on Sunday, 17 May, at 15:00–16:00, on the occasion of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDABOBIT) and the International Museum Day. Free admission and everyone is welcome!

Queer Flag History - Sindri Sparkle's Stand-up on the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia
Reykjavik City Museum

International Museum Day I 18th of May 2026

On May 18th, International Museum Day 2026 will be celebrated under the theme “Museums Uniting a Divided World”. Admission to all exhibition venues, which are part of the Reykjavik City Museum, is free on this occasion.

International Museum Day I 18th of May 2026
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Ex­hib­i­tions

Frost. Photo: Hrafnhildur Hafsteinsdóttir
Reykjavík Museum of Photography
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Winter scenes I Skotið in Fókus 2026

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

Selfie of the President of Iceland, Mayor of Reykjavík, Prime Minister of Iceland and Bishop was chosen the photo pf the year 2025, by Golli/Kjartan Þorbjörnsson.
Reykjavík Museum of Photography
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Press Pho­to­graphs of the Year 2025

"Press Pho­to­graphs of the Year" is the Journ­al­ists' As­so­ci­ation of Iceland' s an­nual ex­hib­i­tion, which is on dis­play at the Reyk­javík Mu­seum of Pho­to­graphy.

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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