Museum Night: Swimming movie night
Þjóðminjasafn Íslands
6. February 2026
Open from 18:00–23:00
The National Museum of Iceland and the Icelandic Film Museum invite you on a swimming trip on Museum Night. On the occasion of the recent inclusion of Icelandic swimming culture on the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage, the Icelandic Film Museum has compiled vivid films of this remarkable Icelandic tradition; bathing in hot water. The films will be shown on Museum Night at the National Museum, where you can see, among other things, the most diverse swimming trips and swimming locations, lessons and competitions of the nation through the centuries. The film is 30 minutes long and will be repeated every half an hour in the National Museum's lecture hall on the first floor of the museum on Suðurgata. The first screening starts at 6:00 PM.
Showtimes are as follows: 18:00, 18:30, 19:00, 19:30, 20:00, 20:30, 21:00, 21:30, 22:00 and 22:30.
There is no admission fee for the museum's events on Museum Night.