Árbæjarsafn er útisafn sem var stofnað árið 1957 en auk Árbæjar eru þar yfir tuttugu hús, sem mynda torg, þorp og sveit. Í Árbæjarsafni er leitast við að gefa hugmynd um byggingalist og lifnaðarhætti í Reykjavík á 19. og 20. öld. Hvert og eitt hús geymir annaðhvort sjálfstæða sögusýningu eða þá að þar er sýnt dæmigert heimili frá ákveðnu tímabili. Á safninu má einnig sjá gamaldags verkstæði ýmiskonar þar sem sjá má dæmigerða aðstöðu, tækni og tól.

Árbær was an established farm well into the 20th century, and the museum opened there in 1957. Árbær is now an open-air museum with more than 20 buildings which form a town square, a village and a farm. Most of the buildings have been relocated from central Reykjavik. The Museum seeks to give an idea of architecture and way of life in Reykjavik in the 19th and 20th centuries. Each house contains either an independent historical exhibition or a typical home from a specific period. The museum also houses old-fashioned workshops of typical facilities, technology and tools.

The guide takes guests to all the main houses of the museum and tells their story.

Guided tour at Árbær Open Air Museum

Leiðsögumaður fer með gesti í öll helstu hús Árbæjarsafns og segir frá sögu þeirra.

Leiðsögn á Árbæjarsafni

Fræðsla

Leiðsögn

Jólaundirbúningur er í fullum gangi í bænum. Í Árbæ sker fólk út laufabrauð, kembir ull og spinnur garn. Í Hábæ bjóða húsbændur gestum að smakka íslenskt hangikjöt og í Nýlendu tálgar maður skemmtilegar fígúrur úr tré. Kæsta skatan er komin í pottinn í Efstabæ og í Miðhúsum eru prentuð falleg jólakort. 

Kaffiilmur berst frá Dillonshúsi en þar er upplagt að setjast niður fá sér tíu dropa og smá bakkelsi með. Í hesthúsinu í Garðastræti eru hjúin í óðaönn að steypa kerti úr tólgi. Jólahald heldra fólks við upphaf 20. aldar er sýnt í Suðurgötu 7 og í Krambúðinni er kramarhús, konfekt og ýmis jólavarningur til sölu.

Helstu viðburðir:
14:00 Táknmálsleiðsögn um jólin í gamla daga
14:00 Guðsþjónusta í safnkirkjunni
15:00 Sungið og dansað í kringum jólatréð á torgi safnsins
14:00-16:00 Jólasveinar skemmta gestum á víð og dreif um safnsvæðið og taka þátt í söng og dansi.
Frítt inn fyrir börn, öryrkja og menningarkortshafa. Aðrir greiða 2.350 kr.
Vinsamlegast athugið að dagskráin endar kl. 16 en safnið er opið til kl. 17.

Gagnlegar upplýsingar:
Aðgengi: Gangstígar á safnsvæðinu eru flestir malarstígar. Inn í flest húsin er gengið upp eitt þrep eða yfir þröskuld. Hjálparhundar eru velkomnir í safnið. 
Strætisvagnar: Næsta stoppistöð heitir Árbæjarsafn (1 mín. gangur). Aðrar nálægar stoppistöðvar heita Laxakvísl og Fagribær (5-6 mín. gangur). 
Bílastæði fyrir hreyfihamlaða eru við inngang safnsins. Öll bílastæði eru ókeypis.

With activities in all areas of the museum, there will be plenty for visitors of all ages to see and do while strolling between the charming traditional houses and taking in the festive Christmas atmosphere. Those naughty Christmas Lads will be out and about, and we will sing and dance with them around the Christmas tree.
The Christmas preparations are in full swing in the village. At the Árbær farm, you can see how traditional Icelandic Leaf Bread is decorated and how sheep wool is spun. Visitors to Hábær will be able to get a taste of traditional Icelandic hangikjöt (smoked lamb), and at Nýlenda House, a man is carving funny figures out of wood.
At Efstibær, the customary Skate fish, with its awful smell, is cooking in the pot, while at Miðhús, the printer makes Christmas cards. 

Freshly brewed coffee awaits at Dillon's Café—the perfect spot to recharge with some delightful refreshments. At the Stable in Garðastræti, candles are traditionally made. The Christmas celebration at the beginning of the 20th century is depicted at Suðurgata 7, while the museum shop offers a variety of sweets and Christmas goods for sale.

Main events:
14:00 Service at the Church
14:00 Guided tour in Icelandic sign language
15:00 Singing and dancing around the Christmas tree
14:00-16:00 Entertainment with the Christmas Lads
Admission is free for children, people with disabilities and City Card holders. Others pay ISK 2,350.

Children, people with disabilities, and culture cardholders can attend for free. Others pay ISK 2,350.

Please note that the programme ends at 16:00, but the museum is open until 17:00. 

Practical Information
Accessibility: The museum’s footpaths are mainly gravel. Many historic houses have steps and thresholds. Service dogs are welcome. 
Public Transport:
Nearest bus stop: Árbæjarsafn (1-minute walk). 
Other stops: Laxakvísl and Fagribær (5–6 minutes away).
Free parking, including blue-badge parking spots opposite the entrance, is available.

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

Bráðum koma blessuð jólin er yfirskrift jóladagskrár Árbæjarsafns sunnudagana 8. og 15. desember en þá daga gefst gestum tækifæri að njóta aðventunnar og upplifa jólin eins og þau voru í Reykjavík í þá gömlu góðu daga.

Bráðum koma blessuð jólin - jóladagskrá

Jólaundirbúningur er í fullum gangi í bænum. Í Árbæ sker fólk út laufabrauð, kembir ull og spinnur garn. Í Hábæ bjóða húsbændur gestum að smakka íslenskt hangikjöt og í Nýlendu tálgar maður skemmtilegar fígúrur úr tré. Kæsta skatan er komin í pottinn í Efstabæ og í Miðhúsum eru prentuð falleg jólakort. Í hesthúsinu í Garðastræti eru hjúin í óðaönn að steypa kerti úr tólgi. Jólahald heldra fólks við upphaf 20. aldar er sýnt í Suðurgötu 7 og í Krambúðinni er kramarhús, konfekt og ýmis jólavarningur til sölu.
Helstu viðburðir:
14:00 Guðsþjónusta í safnkirkjunni
15:00 Sungið og dansað í kringum jólatréð á torgi safnsins
14:00-16:00 Jólasveinar skemmta gestum á víð og dreif um safnsvæðið og taka þátt í söng og dansi.
Frítt inn fyrir börn, öryrkja og menningarkortshafa. Aðrir greiða 2.350 kr.
Vinsamlegast athugið að dagskráin endar kl. 16 en safnið er opið til kl. 17.

With activities in all areas of the museum, there will be plenty for visitors of all ages to see and do while strolling between the charming traditional houses and taking in the festive Christmas atmosphere. Those naughty Christmas Lads will be out and about, and we will sing and dance with them around the Christmas tree.
The Christmas preparations are in full swing in the village. At the Árbær farm, you can see how traditional Icelandic Leaf Bread is decorated and how sheep wool is spun. Visitors to Hábær will be able to get a taste of traditional Icelandic hangikjöt (smoked lamb), and at Nýlenda House, a man is carving funny figures out of wood.
At Efstibær, the customary Skate fish, with its awful smell, is cooking in the pot, while at Miðhús, the printer makes Christmas cards. At the Stable in Garðastræti, candles are traditionally made. The Christmas celebration at the beginning of the 20th century is depicted at Suðurgata 7, while the museum shop offers a variety of sweets and Christmas goods for sale.
Main events:
14:00 Service at the Church
15:00 Singing and dancing around the Christmas tree
14:00-16:00 Entertainment with the Christmas Lads
Admission is free for children, people with disabilities and City Card holders. Others pay ISK 2,350.
Just so you know, the programme ends at 16:00. But the museum is open until 17:00.

Til að skrá sig þurfa þátttakendur að senda inn dæmi um ljósmyndaverk ásamt ferilskrá.
Síðasti skráningardagur: Mánudagurinn 16. desember 2024
Nánari upplýsingar og skráningarhnappur er á forsíðu vefs safnsins www.borgarsogusafn.is
Verð: 18.500 kr. (Eindagi er í byrjun janúar 2025).
Staðfestir rýnendur:
Aldís Arnardóttir - Forstöðumaður Hafnarborgar, menningar og listamiðstöðvar Hafnarfjarðar
Anna Tellgren - Sýningarstjóri ljósmynda og deildarstjóri rannsókna við Moderna Museet í Stokkhólmi, Svíþjóð
Guðbrandur Benediktsson, safnstjóri Borgarsögusafns Reykjavíkur.
Holly Roussell - Sýningarstjóri, safnafræðingur og listfræðingur með sérhæfingu í ljósmyndun og asískri samtímalist, Sviss/Kína
Ingibjörg Jóhannsdóttir - Safnstjóri Listasafns Íslands
Maja Dyrehauge Gregersen - framkvæmdastjóri Copenhagen Photo Festival, Danmörku.
Pål Otnes - miðlunarráðgjafi á Preus Museum, þjóðarljósmyndasafni Noregs, myndritstjóri Fotografi tímaritsins og verkefnastjóri alþjóðlegu ljósmyndahátíðarinnar Oslo Negativ, Noregi.

Participants need to send examples of photographic work and a CV. The last day to submit an application is Monday, 16 December 2024. To apply, please go to our homepage, www.borgarsogusafn.is/en.

Price: ISK 18,500. (Fee will be collected in early January 2025).
Confirmed reviewers:
Aldís Arnardóttir - Director of Hafnarborg Centre of Culture and Fine Art, Hafnarfjörður, Iceland.
Anna Tellgren - Curator of Photography and Head of Research at Moderna Museet in Stockholm, Sweden
Guðbrandur Benediktsson - Museum Director of the Reykjavík City Museum
Holly Roussell - Curator, museologist, and art historian specialising in photography and contemporary art from Asia, Switzerland/China
Ingibjörg Jóhannsdóttir - Museum Director of the National Gallery of Iceland.
Maja Dyrehauge Gregersen - Managing Director of Copenhagen Photo Festival, Denmark
Pål Otnes - Communication adviser at Preus Museum, editor for Fotografi magazine and program coordinator at the international photo festival Oslo Negativ, Norway

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

Portfolio Review

Ljósmyndarýni á vegum Ljósmyndasafns Reykjavíkur verður haldin á Ljósmyndahátíð Íslands 2025, föstudaginn 24. janúar.

Ljósmyndarýni

Laimonas Dom Baranauskas│Years in Between  

Reykjavík Museum of Photography

Agnieszka Sosnowska & Ingunn Snædal│RASK( en)

Árbær Open Air Museum

Growing Pains

Heimir Freyr Hlöðversson│We are Earth – We are Water

Reykjavík Maritime Museum

Fish & folk – 150 years of fisheries

Viðey Island

Milestones│Richard Serra

The Imagine Peace Tower

Consumption – Reykjavík in the 20th century

The Age of Carts

Come and play!

Aðalstræti

### Árbær Open Air Museum

- Adults 2.350 ISK
- Children (0-17) Free
- People with Disabilities Free
- Students with Student Card 1.450 ISK
- Reykjavík Culture Year Pass 8.130 ISK
- Reykjavík Culture Year Pass 67+ 2.350 ISK
- ICOM and City Card Holders Free



### Aðalstræti

- Adults 2.900 ISK 
- Children (0-17) Free
- People with Disabilities Free
- Students with Student Card 1.860 ISK
- Reykjavík Culture Year Pass 8.130 ISK
- Reykjavík Culture Year Pass 67+ 2.350 ISK
- ICOM and City Card Holders Free




### Reykjavík Museum of Photography

- Adults 1.310 ISK
- Children (0-17) Free
- People with Disabilities Free
- Students with Student Card 900 ISK
- Reykjavík Culture Year Pass 8.130 kr.
- Reykjavík Culture Year Pass 67+ 2.350
- ICOM and City Card Holders Free


### Maritime Museum

- Adults 18+ 2.350 ISK
- Children (0-17) Free
- People with Disabilities Free
- Óðinn Guided Tour 1.810 ISK
- Students with Student Card 1.450 ISK
- Museum + Óðinn 3.600 ISK
- Reykjavík Culture Year Pass 8.130 ISK
- Reykjavík Culture Year Pass 67+ 2.350
- ICOM and City Card Holders Free



### Viðey Island

- Adults 2.300 ISK
- Children (7-17 years) 1.150 ISK
- Children (0-6 years) Free, accompanied by an adult
- 67 + and People with disabilities 1.890 ISK
- Reykjavík Culture Year Pass 8.130 ISK
- Reykjavík Culture Year Pass 67+ 2.350
- ICOM and City Card Holders Free

Prices are valid for 2024


#### Árbær Open Air Museum - rent including tax



- The Granary, a whole day, 69,530 ISK
- The Granary, half a day, 44,370 ISK
- Lækjargata, a whole day, 69,530 ISK
- Lækjargata, half a day, 44,370 ISK
- Lækjargata - Dillon's House, half a day, 42,050 ISK
- The Museum Church - during opening hours, 35,980 ISK



#### Reykjavík Maritime Museum - rent, including tax


- Hornsílið, Meeting Room a whole day, 81,560 ISK 
- Hornsílið Meeting Room half a day, 50,430 ISK  
- Hornsílið Meeting Room rent outside opening hours 106,670 ISK   


#### All rates include tax


**Guided tour**

- Guided tour outside opening hours 44,300 ISK 
- Guided tour during opening hours, 22,720 ISK
- Guided tour on public holidays, 62,470 ISK
- Tailor-made tours, 53,280 ISK

**Administrative fee**


- Extracts from files, scanning, 2,160 ISK
- Loan of artefacts for exhibitions, 8,860 ISK
- Photographs of museum artefacts - Publication, 8,860 ISK  


**Filming in the museum area**

- The first hour (basic fee), 56,800 ISK 
- Per hour, after the first hour, 15,900 ISK 

**Photographing in the museum area**

- The first hour (basic fee), 31,800 ISK
- Per hour, after the first hour, 15,900 ISK


*Subject to typographical errors

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