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    Works by Louisa Matthíasdóttir on display at Reykjavík Art Museum, Kjarvalsstaðir

    A retrospective of the works of Louisa Matthíasdóttir Calm was opened at Reykjavík Art Museum – Kjarvalsstaðir last weekend.

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    Reykjavík's best outdoor spaces in Lonely Planet

    Although Reykjavík is the capital city there is no shortage of green areas where one can get in touch with nature.

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    Reykjavík International Performance Festival presented by RDF and Lókal

    If you're in Iceland for the last weekend in August, you should check out Every Body´s Spectacular - Reykjavík International Performance Festival presented by RDF and Lókal. Every Body´s Spectacular is an annual contemporary performance festival that brings bold brilliant artists - from around the world - into conversation with the city of Reykjavík.

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    Reykjavík vegan city

    The Chef's Pencil just released a study on the rise of veganism in Iceland with Iceland ranking 1st worldwide, ahead of the United Kingdom and Australia for veganism popularity based on Google Trends data. They used Google Trends which is a a great source of big data, to analyze the search interest level for veganism across the world. Searches in the Veganism category, which comprises vegan…

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    Reykjavík's rich street art scene

    In recent years, the streets of Downtown Reykjavík have filled up with ambitious murals of different styles and themes.

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    Sip 'N' Slide in downtown Reykjavík

    Yesterday, Sunday 17 July, a "Sip 'N' slide" waterslide was placed in Bankastræti, a part of the main shopping street in downtown Reykjavík.

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    Food Hall in Reykjavík

    Iceland's first food hall has opened at Hlemmur square in Reykjavík, thanks to a rapid boom in tourism and our fast expanding dining scene.

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    The biggest Viking ship in the world in modern times is in Reykjavík

    Yesterday the worlds largest Viking ship ever built in modern times is ducked in the Old Harbour in Reykjavík by Harpa Music Hall and Conference Centre. The ship left home port in Haugesund in Norway in late April to sail off for a challenging voyage across the North Atlantic Ocean.

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    Ten fascinating facts about Reykjavík

    Article by David Nikel Iceland’s capital Reykjavik is home to just 233,000 people, just over half of which live in the city proper. Despite being a small city on the world scale, Reykjavik punches way above its weight due to its capital city status.

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    Reykjavík Jazz Festival

    The annual Reykjavík Jazz Festival takes place between 4th and the 8th of September this year. The festival is an increasingly prestigious event on the international jazz scene. It has been running since 1990 which makes it the second oldest music festival in Iceland. Therefore this year it will be held for the 30th time. You'll find performances in a variety of styles, from contemporary…

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