Reyk­javík City Mu­seum Our His­tory

Borgarsogusafn.is

Christmas Programme

Celebrate Advent and Christmas in the old-fashioned way at the Árbær Open Air Museum on Sunday, 8 December, and 15 December from 13:00 to 16:00.

Christmas Programme

Borgarsogusafn.is

Christmas Programme

Celebrate Advent and Christmas in the old-fashioned way at the Árbær Open Air Museum on Sunday, 8 December, and 15 December from 13:00 to 16:00.

Portfolio Review

Ljosmyndun

Portfolio Review

A Portfolio Review will be held during the Icelandic Photo Festival 2025 on Friday 24. January.

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Exhibitions

Laimonas Dom Baranauskas│Years in Between

"Years in Between" is the title of an exhibition by Laimonas Dom Baranauskas in exhibition space Skotið.

Agnieszka Sosnowska & Ingunn Snædal│RASK( en)

Have you ever tried to collect broken pieces together with the belief that you can fix them? Can you return those bits to their original state? Are they ever the same? Are they stronger or weaker than they once were?

Growing Pains

The experimental exhibition "Growing Pains" gives you an insight into the world of primary school children in Reykjavík between 1898 and 1974.

Heimir Freyr Hlöðversson│We are Earth – We are Water

In the video work, We are Earth – We are Water, we get an unusual insight into sublime forms in nature, a poetic view of the micro in the macro, which is enabled by technological innovations.

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│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

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

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 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

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.

Laimonas Dom Baranauskas│Years in Between

"Years in Between" is the title of an exhibition by Laimonas Dom Baranauskas in exhibition space Skotið.

Agnieszka Sosnowska & Ingunn Snædal│RASK( en)

Growing Pains

The experimental exhibition "Growing Pains" gives you an insight into the world of primary school children in Reykjavík between 1898 and 1974.

Heimir Freyr Hlöðversson│We are Earth – We are Water

In the video work, We are Earth – We are Water, we get an unusual insight into sublime forms in nature, a poetic view of the micro in the macro, which is enabled by technological innovations.

Fish & folk – 150 years of fisheries

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

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

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

Come and play!