Reyk­javík City Mu­seum
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At The Settlement Exhibition at Aðalstræti, there is a little yellow cat. She wanders all around the exhibition, slipping into display cases, climbing onto tables, and curling up on windowsills. If you follow the little yellow cat through the exhibition, you might just discover where she lives. Would you like to give it a try? 🐱✨ 🍂This event is part of the Reykjavík City Museum’s Autumn break program. Admission is free to all museum locations for adults accompanied by children 22-26 October.

What are the children in the photograph looking at? Come and discover the image in the museum exhibition. Draw a picture of what you think might be happening beyond the edge of the frame. Let your imagination lead the way in this creative drawing workshop. The workshop is open and flexible. Drop in whenever it suits you and take part at your own pace 🔎 The Reykjavík Museum of Photography is open on Monday-Thursday 10:00-18:00, on Friday 11:00-18:00 and at the Weekend 13:00-17:00 🍂This event is part of the Reykjavík City Museum’s Autumn break program. Admission is free to all museum locations for adults accompanied by children 22-26 October.

Join us at The Settlement Exhibition in Aðalstræti for a fun boat-building workshop! Create big boats, small boats, colourful boats, or even the craziest boat you can imagine. Let your creativity set sail as we build a fleet together. Drop by and put your boat-building talents to the test! 🍂This event is part of the Reykjavík City Museum’s Autumn break program. Admission is free to all museum locations for adults accompanied by children 22-26 October.

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.

Welcome aboard the historic Coast Guard Vessel Óðinn for a guided tour. The tours happen daily at 13:00, 14:00, and 15:00 from 1 March to 31 October, focusing on the Cod Wars and the vessel's rescue history.

Welcome to the opening of the exhibition Water at the Reykjavík Museum of Photography 6 November at 16:00-18:00. Free entry and refreshments. The exhibition Water is the seventh exhibition by members of FÓKUS, the Amateur Photography Club, which will take over the exhibition space SKOTIÐ at the Reykjavík Museum of Photography in 2026. It is also Fókus’s final exhibition of the year. The following explanation of water can be found on The Icelandic Web of Science: “Water is part of a continuous cycle: it evaporates from the ocean in lower latitudes, moves inland where it condenses and falls to the ground, then flows back to the sea through rivers and streams or seeps into the bedrock as groundwater, eventually returning to the ocean over time.” In this exhibition, photographers capture water in its many manifestations, both liquid and solid. We see it crashing against the shoreline, flowing toward the sea, or existing in frozen form, waiting for the sun’s rays to release it from its icy bonds. Showcasing their work in this the seventh series are as follows: ● Arngrímur Blöndahl ● Brynja Jóhannsdóttir ● Finnur P Fróðason ● Jóhann Guðni Reynisson ● Jóhanna Ingimundardóttir ● Lárus St. Guðmundsson ● Sigríður Jóna Kjartansdóttir