Reyk­javík City Mu­seum
Our His­tory

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.

Are you learning Icelandic? The Reykjavík City Museum offers a guided tour of Aðalstræti 10 and 16 for people who are learning Icelandic. The tour will take place on Saturday, 14 November, from 14:00 to 15:00. The tour will be led by Katleen Abbeel, who will provide information and stories in clear and easy-to-understand Icelandic.

On 15 November at 14:00, curators Íris Gyða Guðbjargardóttir and Hlín Gylfadóttir will lead a free tour of On the Scene, an exhibition of photographs by Icelandic photojournalist Ólafur K. Magnússon (1926-1997). The tour will be conducted in Icelandic and entry is free.

The Reykjavik City Museum offers a visual description for the visually impaired in Icelandic of the exhibition Ólafur K. Magnússon: On the Scene on 17 November at 13:30. The visual description is free of charge.

The Reykjavik City Museum offers a guided tour in Icelandic sign language of the exhibition Ólafur K. Magnússon: On the Scene on 29 November at 14:00. The tour is free of charge, and everyone who uses sign language is warmly welcome.

Celebrate Advent and Christmas in the old-fashioned way at the Árbær Open Air Museum on Sunday, 13th of December, and 20th December from 13:00 to 16:00. The ever-popular Christmas program, at Árbær Open Air Museum has become a fixture of the Reykjavík´s Christmas calendar. Visitors, young and old, will enjoy experiencing the Christmas preparation and celebration of days gone by. This includes preparation of traditional Icelandic Christmas food and crafts, for example candle making. Playful Yule Lads (traditional Icelandic Santa Clauses) peep through windows and play tricks on guests. Main events: 14:00-16:00 Entertainment with the Christmas Lads 14:00 Service at the Church 15:00 Singing and dancing around the Christmas tree The Christmas preparations are in full swing in the village. At the Árbær farm, you can see how traditional Icelandic Leaf Bread is decorated and how sheep wool is spun. Visitors to Hábær will be able to get a taste of traditional Icelandic hangikjöt (smoked lamb), and at Nýlenda House, a man is carving funny figures out of wood. At Efstibær, the customary Skate fish, with its awful smell, is cooking in the pot, while at Miðhús, the printer makes Christmas cards. At the Stable in Garðastræti, candles are traditionally made and at Suðurgata 7 the Christmas celebration at the beginning of the 20th century is depicted. Traditional Christmas sweets will be on offer in the General Store and freshly brewed coffee and hot chocolate awaits at Dillon's Café—the perfect spot to recharge with some delightful refreshments. Admission is free for children, people with disabilities and City Card holders. Others pay ISK 2,550 Please note that the programme ends at 16:00, but the museum is open until 17:00.