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

Á sýningunni eru verk þeirra nemenda sem ljúka diplómanámi í skapandi ljósmyndun frá Ljósmyndaskólanum í desember 2024.
Verkin á sýningunni eru fjölbreytt, viðfangsefni nemenda mismunandi og framsetning, listræn sýn og fagurfræði ólík. Endurspegla útskriftarverk nemenda þannig gróskuna í samtímaljósmyndun og fjölbreytta möguleika sem felast í ljósmyndamiðlinum.

Sýningarstjóri: Katrín Elvarsdóttir.

Viðburðamyndin er eftir Sigríði Hermannsdóttur

Sýningin stendur frá 13. desember 2024 til 5.janúar 2025.
Aðgengi er gott á Ljósmyndasafninu. 
Hjálparhundar eru velkomnir í safnið. 
Strætisvagnar: Næstu stoppistöðvar heita Hafnarhús, Lækjartorg, Ráðhúsið (2-5 mín. gangur). 
Bílastæði eru við safnið og í nærliggjandi bílastæðahúsum.

This exhibition features the graduation works of students who have completed their diploma in Creative Photography from the School of Photography in December 2024.

The works are diverse, showcasing the students' various subjects, artistic visions, and aesthetics. 

They reflect the growth of contemporary photography and highlight the wide range of possibilities within the medium.
Katrín Elvarsdóttir curates the exhibition.
The accompanying photo is a piece by María Ármanns, one of the graduating students.

The exhibition runs from 13 December 2024 - 5 January 2025.

The photo is taken by Sigríður Hermannsdóttir

Access for the disabled is good. 
Service dogs are welcome at the museum. 
Public transport: The nearest bus stops are called Hafnarhús, Lækjartorg, and Ráðhúsið (2-5 min. away). 
Paid parking is available by the museum and in neighbouring parking houses.

Welcome to the School of Photography 2024 graduation exhibition. Graduating students Sigríður Hermannsdóttir and Ingunn Rós Haraldsdóttir will guide guests through the exhibition.

Guided tour in Icelandic led by two students

Verið velkomin á útskriftarsýningu Ljósmyndaskólans. Útskriftarnemendurnir Sigríður Hermannsdóttir og Ingunn Rós Haraldsdóttir munu leiða gesti í gegnum sýninguna.

Leiðsögn útskriftarnema Ljósmyndaskólans

Borgarstjórinn í Reykjavík, Einar Þorsteinsson, opnar sýninguna.
Léttar veitingar í boði.
Sýningarspjall með Daríu Sól Andrews, sýningarstjóra, sunnudaginn 19. janúar kl. 14.
Sýningin er hluti af Ljósmyndahátíð Íslands 2025.
Kynnið ykkur viðburðardagskrá Ljósmyndahátíðar Íslands á tipf.is.

Aðgengi er gott á Ljósmyndasafninu. 

Hjálparhundar eru velkomnir í safnið. 

Strætisvagnar: Næstu stoppistöðvar heita Hafnarhús, Lækjartorg, Ráðhúsið (2-5 mín. gangur). 
Bílastæði eru við safnið og í nærliggjandi bílastæðahúsum.

The Mayor of Reykjavík, Einar Þorsteinsson, will inaugurate the exhibition.

Light refreshments will be provided.

Additionally, there will be an exhibition talk with Daría Sól Andrews on Sunday, January 19, at 14:00.
This exhibition is part of the Icelandic Photography Festival 2025.
For more information about the festival programme, please visit tipf.is.

The exhibition runs from 1 January - 16 March 2025.

Access for people with disabilities is good. 
Service dogs are welcome at the museum. 
Public transport: The nearest bus stops are called Hafnarhús, Lækjartorg, Ráðhúsið (2-5 min. away). 
Paid parking is available by the museum and in neighbouring parking houses.

You are invited to the opening of the exhibition "Weathered."
Join us on Friday, January 17, at 17:00 at the Reykjavík Museum of Photography on the top floor at Tryggvagata 15.

Opening: Weathered

Verið velkomin á opnun sýningarinnar VEÐRUN föstudaginn 17. janúar kl. 17:00 í Ljósmyndasafni Reykjavíkur, Tryggvagötu 15, 6. hæð.

Opnun: VEÐRUN

Opnun

The School of Photography's Graduation exhibition 2024. Photo: María Ármanns.

Reykjavík Museum of Photography

 The School of Photography's Graduation exhibition 2024

Laimonas Dom Baranauskas│Years in Between  

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

His descendants established a memorial fund in his name. The Memorial Fund is is one of its kind in Iceland and has the aim to promote photography in Iceland as an art form, only for those who are working in photography in Iceland. The fund was established in 2000 and handed over to the Reykjavík Museum of Photography.

In 2010 the first allocation took place where photographers were able to apply for a grant, resulting in 70 applications. After the Icelandic Photo Festival was launched in 2016 (Photography Days from 2012) the form changed and participants of the portfolio review were automatically applicants for the grant.

**Former Recipients**


2020 – Jessica Auer

2018 – Þorsteinn Cameron

2016 – Agnieszka Sosnowska

2014 – Bára Kristinsdóttir and Valdimar Thorlacius

2010 – Berglind Björnsdóttir

The board‘s fund members are Kristín Hauksdóttir, project manager from the Reykjavík City Museum, Ólafur Tryggvi Magnússon, Ólafsson‘s descendant and Lárus Karl Ingason, board member of The Icelandic Professional Photographers Association.

The Mag­nús Ólafs­son Me­morial Fund

The Magnús Ólafsson Memorial Fund