Reyk­javík City Mu­seum
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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 invites you to a guided tour of the Reykjavík Museum of Photography for people who are learning Icelandic. The tour will take place on Saturday, 14 February, at 14:00–15:00. Katleen Abbeel will be leading the tour in easy-to-understand Icelandic. The tour will focus on the exhibition Sleeping Giants by Kristján Maack. The exhibition features photographs of glaciers where “sleeping giants” appear and disappear. Katleen Abbeel speaks Icelandic as a second language. She is a guide, translator, and Icelandic teacher. The museum is a good place to practice Icelandic. The tour is free of charge and intended for people who are learning Icelandic, both beginners and those who know more. More information about the exhibition: https://borgarsogusafn.is/.../kristjan-maack-sleeping-giants

Can you find the sea creatures? Welcome to a scavenger hunt at the Reykjavík Maritime Museum during the Winter Break, 19-22 February at 10:00-17:00. Free admission for adults accompanying kids! Find the Sea Creatures! is a light and fun scavenger hunt that leads you through the exhibition Fish & folk – 150 Years of Fisheries. The goal is to find various sea creatures that have hidden themselves throughout the exhibition. While searching for the creatures, you can also learn about the history of Icelandic fisheries—from the era of rowing boats giving way to large fishing vessels in the late 19th century and all the way into the 2000s.

Let's go on an expedition! Welcome to a family workshop at the Reykjavík Maritime Museum during Winter Break, 19-22 February at 10:00-17:00. Free admission for adults accompanying kids! Imagine you are going on a long journey across the ocean. You travel by ship and get one large travel chest to pack everything you need for the expedition. In the 19th century, explorers and scientists went on long and difficult journeys across the ocean to study new lands. Paul Gaimard was a French naturalist who came to Iceland in 1835 with a large group of scientists. They brought trunks and chests full of equipment they needed to survive and carry out their research. Inside the chests were the most extraordinary things. What would you take with you?

Welcome to a creative shadow‑and‑cutout workshop for children and families at the Reykjavík Museum of Photography during Winter Break, 19-22 February. Free admission for adults accompanying kids! The workshop is connected to the exhibition Sleeping Giants, where Kristján Maack presents photographs of glaciers in which “sleeping giants” appear and disappear. In the workshop, we cut out all kinds of creatures and glaciers and explore how shadow images are created. The workshop is open and flexible – drop in whenever it suits you and take part at your own pace.

There will be a varied and fun programme at the Reykjavík City Museum during the winter break, 19-22 February. Free admission for adults accompanying children during the winter break. Everyone is welcome! Árbær Open Air Museum 19 February 13:00–15:00 / Farm Animals – Craft Workshop *Registration* Reykjavík Museum of Photography 19-22 February during opening hours / Glaciers and Lagoons – Creative Shadow Workshop The Settlement Exhibition Aðalstræti 19-22 February 10:00–17:00 / Boats, Buildings and Beards – Viking Workshop 19-22 February 10:00–17:00 / Word Hunt with Runes Reykjavík Maritime Museum 19-22 February 10:00–17:00 / Travel Chests – Drawing Workshop 19-22 February 10:00–17:00 / Find the Sea Creatures! – Scavenger Hunt