Reyk­javík City Mu­seum
Our His­tory

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

View

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.

View

Our locations

Events

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
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 Museum of Photography

Opening I Abstract

Welcome to the opening of the exhibition "Abstract“at the Reykjavík Museum of Photography 5 June at 16:00-18:00. Free entry and refreshments. “Abstract” opens at SKOTIÐ in 2026 — the fourth in a year long series of exhibitions by FÓKUS, the Amateur Photography Club. Explore bold, imaginative abstract photography by members of Fókus. Shapes, colors, textures, motion — everyday things turned into art. Photographers: • Bára Snæfeld Jóhannsdóttir • Gissur Orri Steinarsson • Halla Björg Baldursdóttir • Hrannar Örn Hauksson • Kristján U. Kristjánsson • Tryggvi Már Gunnarsson • Valentina H Michelsen Seven exhibitions. Forty-seven photographers. One year of creativity. Follow along as we celebrate the passion and talent within Iceland’s amateur photography community. 📸 Valentina H. Michelsen

Opening I Abstract
Árbær Open Air Museum

Rhubarb Workshop - Registration Required

On Saturday 6 June at 13:00-16:00, Árbær Open Air Museum and Björk Bjarnadóttir, folklorist will offer education and hands-on instruction in nearly everything related to creating a rhubarb garden, caring for it, harvesting rhubarb, and making rhubarb jam. Participants will also learn about the history of rhubarb cultivation, its medicinal properties, and stories associated with it. Registration is necessary. Please register here: https://outlook.office.com/book/vidburdir_borgarsogusafn@reykjavik.is/?ismsaljsauthenabled The course costs 3.100 kr. and is paid on-site.

Rhubarb Workshop - Registration Required
Reykjavík Maritime Museum

Fishermen's Day at the Maritime Museum

Celebrate Fishermen’s Day at the Reykjavík Maritime Museum on Sunday, 7 June from 10:00–17:00! Everyone is welcome - Free entry!

Fishermen's Day at the Maritime Museum
Reykjavík Maritime Museum

Find the Sea Creatures - QR-Code Game on Fishermen's Day

Can you find the sea creatures? Welcome to a QR-code game at the Reykjavík Maritime Museum on Fishermen's Day, 7 June at 10:00-17:00. Free admission!

Find the Sea Creatures - QR-Code Game on Fishermen's Day
View all events

Ex­hib­i­tions

Þórdís Erla Ágústs­dóttir │Heartstrings: intimacy in the everyday
Reykjavík Museum of Photography
-

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

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.

View all exhibitions