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Museum of Einar Jónsson
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Museum of Einar Jónsson

Einar Jónsson (b. 1874 – d. 1954) was Iceland’s first sculptor. When opened in 1923, The Einar Jónsson Museum became the first art museum in Iceland. The museum was also the artist´s studio ...
Reykjavík City Museum – Árbær Open Air Museum
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Reykjavík City Museum – Árbær Open Air Museum

A day out of time Reykjavík's open air museum, where you can stroll through the past and experience the way we lived. Fun, fascinating, and full of surprises, this living museum takes you ...
Museum of Photography – Reykjavík City Museum
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Museum of Photography – Reykjavík City Museum

Capturing moments, then and now Reflecting the contemporary, while archiving the past – this is Reykjavík's home of photography. Reykjavík's main photography museum offers an ongoing ...
Reykjavík City Museum – The Settlement Exhibition
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Reykjavík City Museum – The Settlement Exhibition

Step into the Viking Age An open excavation where Viking ruins meet digital technology. Just below ground in downtown Reykjavík, this open excavation uncovers the city's Viking Age history. ...
Maritime Museum – Reykjavík City Museum
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Maritime Museum – Reykjavík City Museum

How the ocean formed a nation A harbour museum exploring Iceland's dramatic relationship with the sea. The survival of a nation depended on generations of brave fishermen heading into the ...
Hafnarhús – Reykjavik Art Museum
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Hafnarhús – Reykjavik Art Museum

CONTEMPORARY The exhibitions at RAM Hafnarhús are progressive and experimental, emphasising works from established contemporary artists, highlighting current notables, and encouraging the ...
Reykjavik Art Museum – Ásmundur Sveinsson Sculpture Museum
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Reykjavik Art Museum – Ásmundur Sveinsson Sculpture Museum

SCULPTURE RAM Ásmundarsafn Sculpture Museum is the former modest home and studio of the sculptor Ásmundur Sveinsson (1893–1982), who designed and constructed the building. The museum serves ...
Reykjavik Art Museum – Kjarvalsstaðir
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Reykjavik Art Museum – Kjarvalsstaðir

MODERN RAM Kjarvalsstaðir is named after the painter Jóhannes S. Kjarval (1885–1972), one of Iceland's most influential and recognised artists. The most comprehensive collection of Kjarval’s ...
National Gallery of Iceland
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National Gallery of Iceland

The National Gallery of Iceland, established in 1884, is a leading art museum containing many of the main art pieces from Icelandic art culture. Its collection consists mainly of 19th, 20th, ...
The Sigurjón Ólafsson Museum
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The Sigurjón Ólafsson Museum

The Sigurjón Ólafsson Museum exhibits works by the modernistic sculptor Sigurjón Ólafsson (1908-1982). It was founded by the artist’s widow, who had their home and his studio at Laugarnes ...