Aðalstræti

Reykjavík’s history in a nutshell

©Reykjavík City Museum| Photo: Vigfús Birgisson

At Aðalstræti 10 and 16 in Reykjavík’s city centre, you can explore how the city developed from Iceland’s settlement period to the present day. Stretching underground from Aðalstræti 16 – which houses the archaeological remains of a 10th-century Viking longhouse – to the central Kvosin area’s oldest remaining building at Aðalstræti 10, this historical exhibition traces Reykjavík’s development from a farm to a city.

Horsemen pose for a photograph in front of Aðalstræti 10 in Reykjavík, in front of Helgi Zoega‘s store, 1914.

Exhibitions

Aðalstræti

Aðalstræti (en)

At Aðalstræti 10 and 16 is the exhibition Aðalstræti, which spans the period from the settlement of Iceland in the ninth century until the present day. In past centuries Aðalstræti (Main Street) was Reykjavík‘s principal street, known as Hovedgaden in the days of Danish rule.

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Aðalstræti

Aðalstræti (en)

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The Settlement Exhibition Aðalstræti - Guided tour

The Settlement Exhibition

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The Settlement Exhibition

The Settlement Exhibition Aðalstræti - Guided tour

Reykjavík’s history in a nutshell. At Aðalstræti 10 and 16 in Reykjavík’s city centre, you can explore how the city developed from Iceland’s settlement period to the present day. Stretching underground from Aðalstræti 16 – which houses the archaeological remains of a 10th-century Viking longhouse – to the central Kvosin area’s oldest remaining building at Aðalstræti 10, this historical exhibition traces Reykjavík’s development from a farm to a city.

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