A small city with a big heart
From its beautiful nature to its thriving cultural scene, Reykjavík offers something for everyone. Explore parks, go hiking, and witness the Northern Lights. Dive into its rich music and film culture, savor its creative culinary scene, and unwind in geothermal pools. Nurturing, inclusive, and lively, Reykjavík awaits your adventure, day and night.
Reykjavík Art Museum Hafnarhús
The old harbour warehouse, Hafnarhús, offers a progressive exhibition program with local and international contemporary artists. The works of key figures, as well as established and emerging current artists are presented in six galleries.
National Gallery of Iceland
The National Gallery of Iceland is a national museum and the main emphasis of the collection is on 20th and 21st century Icelandic art, but international art is featured as well. The museum owns the most valuable collection of works by Icelandic artists in the country.
Árbær Open Air Museum
Árbær Open Air Museum tries to give a sense of the architecture and way of life and lifestyles of the past in Reykjavík and during summer visitors can see domestic animals.
J.S. Bach on the Piano. Every Tuesday Night at: 20:00 - 20:30
Pianist Olaf Eliasson, one of Iceland´s leading interpreters of Johann Sebastian Bach, performs Bach´s music every week at the Dómkirkjan, Iceland's central church. Concerts include selections from Bach´s Well-Tempered Clavier as well as occasional pieces from later composers. Olaf has given these weekly concerts on every Tuesday nights since 2016. Olaf Elíasson studied in Paris under Vlado…
Reykjavík Art Museum Kjarvalsstaðir
Kjarvalsstaðir houses the works of one of Iceland’s most influential and recognised artists, Jóhannes S. Kjarval. The exhibitions at Kjarvalsstaðir focus primarily on paintings and sculptures of the established masters of modern art.
Mt. Helgafell
Formed in the late Ice Age when a volcano erupted under a glacier, today Helgafell Mountain anchors Hafnarfjörður. Rising low in the distance beyond the town, this dense sandstone and lava mound is often referred to as the town's mountain.
Gljúfrasteinn museum
Gljúfrasteinn is a writers museum. It was the home and workplace of Halldór Laxness (winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955) and his family for more than half a century. It has now been opened to the public as a museum, unchanged from when Laxness lived there.
Álafosskvosin
Álafosskvosin is a small area in Mosfellsbær where you can find handcrafted Icelandic items like woolen sweaters, hats, scarfs, handcrafted knives, toys, sculptures and furniture.
National Museum
The National Museum displays objects that provide insight into Icelandic cultural history - displays that encourage visitors to dwell on the past, present and future. The museum aims to nurture knowledge and innovation while maintaining a wide perspective and sense of community.