Public Library of Garðabær
Garðabær Library is an information and creativity center where everyone is welcome to come and learn, share, meet, stay and enjoy good times. A wide range of collections and regular events are available for all ages. Regular events include storytelling and singing lessons for children, reading circles, a handicraft club, book readings, and parent chat. Garðabær Library is constantly…
Museum of Design and Applied Art
The Museum of Design and Applied Art collects, preserves, researches and exhibits Icelandic design from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day.
Kópavogur Public Library
The Kópavogur Public Library consists of two branches. The main branch at Hamraborg 6a and the Lindasafn branch at Núpalind 7. The two branches share the same vision: to provide an attractive space where guests enjoy spending time, browsing the collection and attending various events.
Grand Brasserie
Grand Brasserie welcomes you to its modern and elegant surroundings where our job is to treat you in a unique way. With a true passion for quality food, we pride ourselves on offering a choice of dishes, cooked with the finest ingredients, selected from only the freshest produce. Variety of delicious dishes emphasizing Icelandic and Nordic cuisine. We take pride in using only top quality…
The Nature Museum of Kópavogur
The Natural History Museum of Kópavogur is a part of the Kópavogur Cultural Houses. The 600 m2 exhibition area is at the ground floor of the Museum house, which the museum shares with the Kópavogur Public Library.
Gerðarsafn Art Museum
Gerðarsafn is a progressive museum with an emphasis on modern and contemporary art, located in the heart of Kópavogur. Gerðarsafn offers temporary exhibitions with works by Icelandic and international contemporary artists as well as displaying the museum collection. The exhibition program echoes the museum‘s status as the only Icelandic museum built in honor of a female artist, Gerður Helgadóttir…
Culture Night opens with the unveiling of a sculpture by Rafael Barrios!
Reykjavík Culture Night 2013 will be officially launched on 24 August at 12.30 p.m. with the unveiling of a sculpture by the American artist Rafael Barrios at Höfðatún. The Mayor of Reykjavík, Jón Gnarr will unveil the work, Obtusa. Last winter nine sculptures by Barrios were exhibited along a Park Avenue, New York attracting great attention and admiration. The location of the Obtusa in Reykjavík…
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…
LÓKAL – International Theatre Festival 2013!
This year the LÓKAL theatre festival takes place in Reykjavík from August 28th - September 1st. This is the festival’s 6th edition and presents quirky, stripped-down, edgy performances complimented with storytelling and the use of both out-of-date and state-of-the-art technology. With performances by up-and-coming theatre-makers from Norway, Finland, Canada, Belgium and Iceland, the…
Reykjavík’s literary life blooming in September
The 79th PEN International Congress will be held in Reykjavík from September 9 – 12 2013. The theme is Digital Frontiers: Linguistic Rights and Freedom of Speach. Parts of the Congress programme are open to the public, as part of PEN International’s roaming event series, Free the Word! The Reykjavík International Literary Festival will coincide with the congress, as it starts on…