Reyk­javík City Mu­seum
Our His­tory

Due to maintenance, we regret to inform you that there will be no guided tours in Óðinn Coast Guard Ves­sel 19-23 March. We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause.

ÁRBÆR OPEN AIR MUSEUM Maundy Thursday 28. March – 13:00-17:00 Good Friday 29. March - CLOSED 30. March – 13:00-17:00 31. March Easter Sunday – CLOSED 1. April– 13:00-17:00 AÐALSTRÆTI Maundy Thursday 28. March – 10:00-17:00 Good Friday 29. March - 10:00-17:00 30. March – 13:00-17:00 - 10:00-17:00 31. March Easter Sunday – 10:00-17:00 1. April– 10:00-17:00 REYKJAVÍK MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY 28. March – 1. April - CLOSED REYKJAVÍK MARITIME MUSEUM Maundy Thursday 28. March – 10:00-17:00 Good Friday 29. March - CLOSED 30. March – 10:00-17:00 31. March Easter Sunday – CLOSED 1. April– 13:00-17:00

Reykjavík Maritime Museum

The film "The Látrabjarg Rescue" by Óskar Gíslason from 1949, will be screened at the Maritime Museum until 8 April 2025.

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The exhibition opens 17. January

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Events

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
Reykjavík Museum of pHotography

Opening: Press Photographs of the Year 2024

Welcome to the opening of Press Photographs of the Year 2024 at the Reykjavík Museum of Photography 22 March 15:00.

Opening: Press Photographs of the Year 2024
Reykjavík Museum of Photography

Exhbition Talk in Icelandic: Press Photographs of the Year 2024

Welcome to an exhibition talk in Icelandic about the Press Photographs of the Year 2024 at the Reykjavík Museum of Photography on 23 March at 14:00.

Exhbition Talk in Icelandic: Press Photographs of the Year 2024
The Settlement Exhibition Aðalstræti

Tuesday Threads - A Hundred Years of Icelandic Dog Culture

"A Hundred Years of Icelandic 'Dog Culture'" is the title of a lecture that will be held at The Settlement Exhibition on March 25 from 16:00 to 17:00. This lecture is the first in a new lecture series called TUESDAY THREADS. Free admission – everyone is welcome!

Tuesday Threads - A Hundred Years of Icelandic Dog Culture
Árbær Open Air Museum

Course: Preservation of older houses and buildings

PRESERVATION OF OLDER HOUSES and buildings is the title of a course organised by the Building Preservation Centre aimed at professionals and enthusiasts interested in repairing and maintaining older buildings. The course will be taught in Icelandic and will take place at the Árbær Open Air Museum from 28 to 29 March. The full price is 48,000 ISK, but members of Iðan Educational Centre pay 12,000 ISK. Registration takes place on Iðan's website—see the attached link.

Course: Preservation of older houses and buildings
Reykjavík Museum of Photography

Exhibition Talk in Icelandic with Telma Har

Telma Har welcomes guests to a talk in Icelandic about her exhibition "Glam Pics" in Skotið at the Reykjavík Museum of Photography on Sunday, March 30, at 14:00. Free admission!

Exhibition Talk in Icelandic with Telma Har
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Ex­hib­i­tions

Telma Har│Glam Pics
Reykjavík Museum of Photography
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Telma Har│Glam Pics

The ex­hib­i­tion "Glam Pics" is the title of an ex­hib­i­tion by artist Telma Har­aldsdót­tir in ex­hib­i­tion space Skotið. It con­sists of col­our­ful and semi-sur­real pho­tos that the artist has put to­gether in many ways.

The Látrabjarg Rescue by Óskar Gíslason
Reykjavík Maritime Museum
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The Látrab­jarg Res­cue - Film Screen­ing

On Mu­seum Night, 7 Feb­ru­ary, the Reyk­javík Mari­time Mu­seum began screen­ings of the film "The Látrab­jarg Res­cue" by Ós­kar Gíslason, which was re­leased in 1949. The film will be on dis­play un­til 8 April 2025.

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.

From High Mass to High Jump
Árbær Open Air Museum

From High Mass to High Jump

The story of the build­ing Landakot is told in the ex­hib­i­tion From High Mass to High Jump. The house was built in 1897 as the first cath­olic church in Ice­land since the Re­form­a­tion. In 1930 it be­came a sportshall and re­mained as such un­til 2004 when it was re­lo­cated to the mu­seum.

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