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Art
Literary Walking Tour
A free tour of Icelandic literary
landmarks, with a focus on ghost stories
and crime fiction.
Runs every Thursday in June, July &
August at 15:00
Reykjavík City Museum - 'Settlement
Sagas: Accounts from Manuscripts'
This exhibition has rarely seen
manuscripts that tell the history of the
settlement of Reykjavík.
On permanent view
Reykjavík Maritime Museum - 'For
Cod's Sake'
An exhibition to commemorate the 40th
anniversary of the end of the Cod Wars.
Runs until August 31

Reykjavík Maritime Museum - 'From
Poverty to Abundance'
Photos documenting Icelandic fishermen
at the turn of the 20th century.
On permanent view
Reykjavík Maritime Museum -
'Seawomen - the fishing women of
Iceland, past and present'
On permanent view
Reykjavík Museum of Photography
- 'Outlook' by Charlotta María
Hauksdóttir
A series of photographs shot in Iceland in
the fall of 2015.
Runs until October 9
Reykjavík Museum of Photography -
'Vanishing Cultures: Westfjords' by
Þorvald Örn Kristmundsson
Photos that depict the old way of life in
the Westfjords, and the harsh conditions
that have marked the daily lives of
farmers.
Runs until September 11
Reykjavík Museum of Photography
- 'An Island in Ölfus' by Valdimar
Thorlacius
Photos the depict a town in the south
of Iceland, which is also the hometown
of the photographer.
Runs until September 11
Sigurjón Ólafsson Museum -
'Female Idols'
An exhibition of classical portrait
sculptures by Sigurjón Ólafsson and
other artists, in honour of women in
Iceland winning the right to vote in
1915.
Runs until September 4
Sjávarsafn (in Ólafsvík) - 'STEYPA'
Nine photographers showcase their
personal and individual view of Iceland
in this photography exhibition in the
former marine museum in Ólafsvík, on
the Snæfellsnes peninsula.
Runs until August 31
The National Gallery - 'The Rhythm
of Geysers' by Sigrún Harðardóttir
An interactive video installation.
Runs until September 11
The National Gallery - Berlinde De
Bruyckere
Belgian artist Berlinde exhibits drawings
and sculptures shaped by the traditions
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of the Flemish and German Renaissance.
Guided tours are held every Friday at
12:10.
Runs until September 4
The National Gallery - 'Ljósmálun'
Various artists come together to study
this connection between paintings and
photographs and how the limits of the
two different art forms are mixed.
Runs until September 9
The National Gallery - 'Udstilling af
islandsk kunst'
In 1927, the exhibition presented Icelandic
art to the public in Copenhagen for the
first time. This exhibition explores some
of the works presented then.
Runs until September 11
The National Gallery - 'Vasulka
Chamber'
Steina and Woody Vasulka are some of
the pioneers in multimedia and video
art, and have a show at the National
Gallery. They began experimenting with
electronic sound, stroboscopic light, and
video in the late '60s and haven't stopped
since.
On permanent view
The National Gallery - 'En plain air -
Along the South Coast' by Ásgrímur
Jónsson
He documented his travels and
homecoming in oil and watercolour
paintings.
Runs until September 16
The National Museum of Iceland -
'Bundled Up in Blue'
This exhibition is centred around new
archeological findings from bones
believed to belong to a woman from the
settlement era, discovered in 1938 in East
Iceland.
Runs until August 31
The National Museum of Iceland -
'The Making of A Nation'
This exhibition is intended to provide
insight into the history of the Icelandic
nation from Settlement to the present day.
On permanent view
The National Museum of Iceland -
'What Is So Interesting About It?'
In celebration of the 100th anniversary
of women gaining the right to vote in
Iceland, this exhibit presents examples
of the work and struggles women have
faced since gaining that suffrage.
Runs until August 31
The Einar Jónsson Museum
The museum contains close to 300
artworks including a beautiful garden with
26 bronze casts of the artist’s sculptures.
On permanent view
The Icelandic Phallological Museum
The museum contains a collection of
more than 215 penises and penile parts
belonging to almost all the land and sea
mammals that can be found in Iceland.
On permanent view
Tveir Hrafnar Gallery
An assorted collections of artworks
by artists represented by the gallery,
including Georg Óskar, Guðbjörg
Lind Jónsdóttir, Hadda Fjóla Reykdal,
Hallgrímur Helgason, Hulda Hákon,
Húbert Nói Jóhannesson, Jón Óskar,
Óli G. Jóhannsson and Steinunn
Thórarinsdóttir.
Runs until August 30
Verksmiðjan á Hjalteyri - "The world
is an Enigma"
Exhibition "The world is an Enigma" by
Pierre Coulibeuf.
Runs until August 1
Volcano House
The exhibition gives a brief overview of
Iceland’s magnificent nature.
On permanent view
Wind And Weather Window Gallery
- 'Morpho-logic' by Chirstopher
Hickey
A site-specific installation by Christopher
Hickey at the museum that never closes.
Runs until August 28
The Artist & The Legacy
‘Draumland’ by Völundur Björnsson
July 20 -August 28 | Ekkisens, Bergstaðastræti 25b (F4) | Admission: Free!
Völundur Björnsson was a force in the Icelandic arts commu-
nity, and created art that reflected his Icelandic upbringing
and life experiences for over 50 years until his death in 2012.
When he passed, he left a hole in the arts community and an
empty apartment at Bergstaðastræti 25B, which now houses
the artist-run Ekkisens art gallery. The exhibition ‘Draum-
land’ commemorates Völundur and his legacy, with an excit-
ing collection of his oil paintings, watercolours and photo-
graphs. His art was thought-provoking and often political, and
reflects the ethos of the gallery today. IW