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Where to See Northern Lights in Reykjavík on a Quiet Night
An expert local guide for finding the Northern Lights in Reykjavík. Discover quiet, low-light locations like Grótta and Öskjuhlíð for the best viewing experience.
The City Areas
The Reykjavík Capital Area is the country's largest and most populated city and currently home to 234.910 people (2020), that's two-thirds of the entire Icelandic population!
A new video about Erró
Guðmundur Guðmundsson (b. 1932), better known as Erró, is without a doubt the best known contemporary artist of Iceland. Exhibitions from the Erró collection are a regular fixture at the Hafnarhús site of the Reykjavík Art Museum, with the purpose of giving as clear an image as possible of the diverse character of the artist's works. This new video shows the connection between Erró and the…
Culture Night this Saturday!
Reykjavík’s 24th annual Culture Night will be held on Saturday 24th of August. Events and performances, large and small, will fill the streets and squares of the town centre, alleys, gardens, galleries, shops, cultural institutes and private homes. The event is both created and enjoyed by city residents and takes place all across central Reykjavik, with celebrations in the streets and squares,…
New display and street festival
On May 7, Reykjavík City Museum will open a new exhibition in Aðalstræti 10. A fun street theatre and festival will be held on this occasion, starting at 13:00 – 16:00.
Reykjavík Arts Festival opens tomorrow, 21 May
Reykjavík Arts Festival 2016 opens with a dance walk downtown on Saturday 21 May at 1 pm. The walk celebrates the diversity of dance in Iceland which is reflected in the many and diverse dance performances in the festival programme. The dance walk is made in collaboration with the Reykjavík Art Museum and the Icelandic dance scene.
We recommend the exhibition Mind and World at Kjarvalsstaðir
The exhibition at Kjarvalsstaðir Art Museum consists of both paintings and drawings from Jóhannes S. Kjarval´s career (1885–1972). Kjarval has a unique place in Icelandic cultural history, as one of the nation's most beloved artists of all time.
Reykjavík Culture Night 2013
Reykjavík Culture Night will be held for the eighteenth time on August 24. The event, which is created and enjoyed by city residents, takes place all over Reykjavík with celebrations in city streets and squares, in museums, businesses and even in residential gardens! The event’s slogan “come on in!” is a reference to those good old fashioned customs of hospitality.Culture Night…
Thirteen Footsteps in the Snow: The Story of Iceland’s Yule Lads
Christmas in Iceland arrives one visitor at a time, as thirteen mischievous Yule Lads step down from the mountains and into the heart of winter stories.
7 Ways Reykjavík Beautifully Combines Nature & City Life
If you’re looking for a place that effortlessly intertwines the conveniences of city life with the restorative powers of nature, look no further than Reykjavík.