Reyk­javík City Mu­seum
Our His­tory

Here you can view the programme of the Reykjavík Culture Night on Saturday 23 August 2025 at our museum.

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Here you can view our Summer programme.

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Reykjavík Museum of Photography

The exhibition "Half a Century Through the Lens" explores press photographer Gunnar V. Andrésson’s career, that lasted more than fifty years – from 1966 to 2018.

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Events

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

The Coast Guard Vessel Óðinn - guided tour on board

We offer daily guided tours at 13:00, 14:00, and 15:00 on board the Coast Guard vessel Óðinn from 1 March to 31 October, focusing on the Cod Wars and the vessel's rescue history. Welcome aboard!

The Coast Guard Vessel Óðinn - guided tour on board
The Settlement Exhibition

Free Entry to the Settlement Exhibition on Culture Night

On the occasion of Culture Night, admission to the Settlement Exhibition at Aðalstræti 10 and 16 will be free from 10:00 to 20:00 on 23 August.

Free Entry to the Settlement Exhibition on Culture Night
The Settlement Exhibition

Viking Costume Corner and Open Workshop on Culture Night

On the occasion of Culture Night, we invite families to join us for some Viking fun at the Settlement Exhibition on 23 August from 10:00 to 17:00. Admission is free and everyone is welcome.

Viking Costume Corner and Open Workshop on Culture Night
Reykjavík Maritime Museum

Free Entry to the Reykjavík Maritime Museum on Culture Night

On the occasion of Culture Night, admission to the Reykjavík Maritime Museum will be free from 10:00 to 20:00 on 23 August.

Free Entry to the Reykjavík Maritime Museum on Culture Night
Reykjavík Maritime Museum

Paper Fleets and Fish - Open Origami Workshop on Culture Night

On the occasion of Culture Night, an open origami workshop for children and families will be held on 23 August from 10:00 to 16:00. Instructions will be on site for a boat, fish and a ship's cat. Admission is free and everyone is welcome.

Paper Fleets and Fish - Open Origami Workshop on Culture Night
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Ex­hib­i­tions

The Women's Day Off October 24 1975
Reykjavík Museum of Photography
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The Wo­men's Day Off Oc­to­ber 24 1975

Cur­rently on view in Skotið ex­hib­i­tion space - an ex­hib­i­tion from the mu­seum col­lec­tion on the oc­ca­sion that this year marks the 50th an­niversary of the The Wo­men's Day Off on Oc­to­ber 24 1975 which was a mo­nu­mental mo­ment in Icelandic (wo­men's) his­tory.

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?

Steingrímur Hermannsson, prime minister with drag queens on election night, 20 April 1991
Reykjavík Museum of Photography
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Gun­nar V. An­drés­son Press Pho­to­grapher │Half a Cen­tury Through the Lens

The ex­hib­i­tion "Half a Cen­tury Through the Lens" ex­plores press pho­to­grapher Gun­nar V. An­drés­son’s ca­reer, that las­ted more than fifty years – from 1966 to 2018.

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.

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.

Consumption – Reykjavík in the 20th century
Árbær Open Air Museum

Con­sump­tion – Reyk­javík in the 20th cen­tury

The ex­hib­i­tion aims to show the huge and rapid changes that took place in con­sump­tion pat­terns in Reyk­javík dur­ing the 20th cen­tury – to ex­plore the factors that af­fected con­sump­tion, and how tech­nical ad­vances, gov­ern­ment ac­tions, wars, and events in Ice­land and abroad in­flu­enced the daily life of the people of Reyk­javík.

The Wheel Age
Árbær Open Air Museum

The Age of Carts

Even though the wheel is a an­cient in­ven­tion it ar­rived late to Iceland. Trans­port over long dis­tances were in prin­ciple the same from the time of set­tle­ment to the 19th cen­tury, namely on horses

Toy Exhibition: Come and play!
Árbær Open Air Museum

Come and play!

The ex­hib­i­tion fo­cuses on chil­dren's cul­ture, toys and games in the last cen­tury. It is housed in a former church and sports hall called Landakot. The ex­hib­i­tion is in­ter­act­ive and it suits chil­dren in all age groups. Open at the same time as the mu­seum.

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