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Einar J Nsson Museum

This is a museum in the heart of Reykjavík that houses the work of Iceland’s first sculptor Einar Jónsson. The museum contains close to 300 artworks spanning a 60-year career: carvings from the artist’s youth, sculpture, paintings and drawings. A beautiful tree-clad garden adorned with 26 bronze casts of the artist’s works is located behind the museum. The task of the museum is to collect, preserve and display the work of Einar as well as to conduct research on his life and art.

AÐALSTRÆTI The Settlement Exhibition

An open excavation where Viking ruins meet multimedia technology. Just below ground in downtown Reykjavík, this open excavation uncovers the city’s Viking Age history. Discovered during building work in 2001, these archaeological remains turned out to be the earliest evidence of human settlement in the city, with some dating to before AD 872. Careful excavation revealed a 10th-century hall or longhouse, which is now preserved in its original location as the focal point of the exhibition. Interactive technology immerses you in the world of the Reykjavík farm at the time of the first settlers, including information on how Viking Age buildings were constructed and what life was like in

Reykjavík ...The Story Continues

Family-friendly and informative exhibition about the development of Reykjavík, from farm to city. This new display is a direct continuation of The Settlement Exhibition, representing Reykjavík’s history from settlement to the present day. Visitors get an insight into the complex history and culture of Reykjavík through the development of house construction and planning with a stop at the oldest house in the city centre, Aðalstræti 10.

The admission is valid to both Aðalstræti 10 and The Settlement Exhibition in Aðalstræti 16.

Nordic House

How Did I Get to the Bomb Shelter

How did I get to the bomb shelter is a multidisciplinary group exhibition featuring seven contemporary Ukrainian artists curated by Yulia Sapiha and produced by The Nordic House in Reykjavik. In the exhibition, artists explore themes related to their personal experience of the war (the Russian invasion of Ukraine), their longing for a peaceful life, their paths towards survival and their hope for the future. The exhibition opens on February 4 in the Hvelfing exhibition space in the Nordic House and will be on display until May 2023.

Reykjavik Museum Of Photography

Jón Helgi Pálmason: As the

Image Fades

Memories are complex, and there are many elements that come into play when considering them. But they still shape who we are. Photographs can serve as memories, too. In this exhibition, Jón Helgi combines images from the past with his own personal photographs offering visitors an insight into how he visualises his memories. Originally from Hafnarfjörður, Jón Helgi now lives in The Hague, Holland. He returns to Iceland to give a glimpse into his memories as he sees them when he closes his eyes - as fading images. Catch this exhibition at the Reykjavík Museum of Photography before it closes in April 2023.

Christopher Taylor: Presence

English photographer Christopher Taylor has been visiting Iceland regularly since 1983, when he married an Icelandic woman, Álfheiður. During that time, he amassed a huge collection of photographs showing Icelandic life from a new perspective. The new exhibition, Proximity, opening on January 14 at the Reykjavík Photography Museum, consists of three photo series that span a 25-year period and together shed a different light on the concept of proximity in the Icelandic context. Taylor explores proximity with portraits of friends and family in Iceland, photographs of people-less spaces inside, and stones in the countryside.

Reykjavik Art Museum Hafnarh S

Erró: Cunning Scissors

Celebration of the pop art Icelandic icon Erró continues this month with an exhibition showcasing his collages. Collage has formed the basis of Erró’s artworks for over sixty years, beginning early on with his Meca-Make-Up series in 1959-60, and resulting in more than 30,000 collages today. Through collecting, cutting, pasting and then painting, Erró has freely mixed and quoted visual material, transforming it into dynamic, striking and jarring visual collisions. Throughout the exhibition, it is possible to trace Erró’s commitment to collage as a form of art in its own right, as a step to creating other artworks, and as a means to continue to narrate unexpected stories. The exhibition opens at the end of the month, January 28, and will be on display at Hafnarhús.

D-47 Logi Leó Gunnarsson

Reykjavík artist Logi Leó Gunnarsson will present his work this month at Hafnarhús as the 47th instalment of the D Gallery exhibition series. This series began in 2007 and invites emerging artists who are contributing to the development of the local contemporary art scene to hold their first solo exhibition in a public museum. Logi Leó works with sound, sculpture and video in unexpected compositions and installations that often take over the exhibition space. His works are occasionally interactive. By activating everyday materials in combination with music, recordings and sound equipment, he enables the audience to look at and listen to familiar things in a new way.

Kaleidoscope – International Collection

This year, in 2023, the Reykjavík Art Museum celebrates its 50th anniversary and it is an occasion to look at the treasures that have been collected over this time. Of the approximately 17,000 registered works, sketches and other collection items, there are nearly one thousand by international artists. This exhibition is divided into an introductory section where interesting international works give insight into various eras, works in the collection that have resulted through connections with Erró and his generous gifts to the museum in recent decades, and a special donation of selected works by Flúxus artists from a sister institution in Norway. There is enough to choose from and it is safe to say that this will be a curious display. Artists in the exhibition include Barbara Westman, Dale Chiluly, Ian Hamilton Finley, Roni Horn, Patrick Huse, Karin Sander, Bernd Koberling, Lawrence Weiner, Carolee Schneemann, Jean Jacques Lebel, Alicja Kwade, Yoko Ono and Kazumi Nakamura.

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The Icelandic Punk Museum

The Icelandic Punk Museum is located at Bankastræti 0, an underground location that served as public toilets from 1930 to 2006. The museum honours the music and the spirit that has shaped musicians and bands to this day; people who dared to be different. Objects, photographs, videos, posters, etc. from roughly 1978 to 1992 are on display with texts in Icelandic and English, and the main music from the period is available to guests.

House Of Collections

National Treasures

The National Gallery of Iceland’s collection contains over eleven thousand works. In the exhibition Treasures of a Nation, a selection of works from the collection displays the evolution of art in Iceland from the early nineteenth century to our times.

Resistance

Resistance is an interdisciplinary exhibition that bridges the gap between visual arts and science. The works on display are key works in the collection of the National Gallery of Iceland, that establish an interesting dialogue between art and science and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

The Ocean

The ocean is all around in an exhibition on level 2 at the House of Collections on Hverfisgata, Reykjavík, where the treasures of Icelandic art are on display. Visitors now have the opportunity to experience works that relate to the seas, and to the discourse on sustainability.

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Rb R Open Air Museum Reykjav K City Museum

Reykjavík’s only 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 on a journey through time. Guided tours at 13:00 all year round.

Kistuhylur, Reykjavík

411-6304 | reykjavikcitymuseum.is

Hours: Daily 13-17

The Settlement Exhibition Reykjav K City Museum

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. Discovered during building work, then carefully excavated, these remnants of the past are the earliest evidence of human settlement in the city.

Aðalstræti 10 & 16, Reykjavík | 411-6370 www.reykjavikcitymuseum.is

Hours: Daily 10-17

REYKJAVÍK ... THE STORY CONTINUES

Reykjav K City Museum

The city’s oldest house, built in 1762 houses an exhibition detailing the history of Reykjavík, and the daily life of the people who inhabited it, continuing where the nearby Settlement Exhibition leaves off.

Aðalstræti 10, 101 Reykjavík 411 6300 | www.borgarsogusafn.is

Reykjavik City Library

FREE ENTRY Looking for a place to hang out, browse the internet, get access to Wi-Fi or meet the Reykjavik locals? Then Reykjavik City Library is the perfect place to visit. Have a seat and dip into the latest magazine or relax while checking out their great selection of books.

Tryggvagata 15, Reykjavík

411-6100 | borgarbokasafn.is

Hours: Mon-Thu: 10-16, Fri 11-16

Reykjav K City Museum

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 unknown. Exhibitions and artefacts bring our ocean history to life.

Grandagarður 8, Reykjavík | 411-6340 www.reykjavikcitymuseum.is

Einar J Nsson Museum

A museum with indoor and outdoor exhibitions dedicated to the work of Einar Jónsson Iceland’s first modern sculptor (1874-1954). The museum was built in the early 1900’s when Einar Jónsson offered all of his works as a gift to the Icelandic nation.

Hallgrímstorg 3, Reykjavík

551-3797 | www.lej.is

Hours: Tue-Sun 12-17

Vi Ey Island

REYKJAVÍK

City Museum

An island, where art, history and nature lie just beyond the city shore. The combination of stunning views, historical ruins and contemporary art pieces make Viðey island something special. Just a short boat ride takes you to another world. Ferry Schedule: Weekends only.

Viðey Reykjavik www.reykjavikcitymuseum.is

411-6356.

Whales Of Iceland

An exhibition in Reykjavík consisting of 23 life-size whale models - fun to touch and explore. Learn more about whales with in-depth multimedia and interactive information displays, videos and audio guide in several languages mixed with soothing whale sounds and underwater ambient lighting.

Fiskislóð 23-25 , Reykjavík

571-0077 | www.whalesoficeland.is

Hours: Daily 10-17

Reykjavik Museum Of Photography Reykjav K City Museum

Reflecting the contemporary, while archiving the past – this is Reykjavík’s home of photography. Reykjavík’s main photography museum offers an ongoing programme of contemporary and historical exhibitions, and an onscreen archive of thousands of images from the past.

Tryggvagata 15, Reykjavík | 411-6390 reykjavikcitymuseum.is | Hours: MonThu 10-18, Fri 11-18, Sat & Sun 13-17

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