Museums
A fascinating Viking heritage and the latest in visual arts can be explored in the city's many museums and galleries.
Learn about the history of the Icelandic nation at the National Museum, view a Viking age longhouse at the new Reykjavik 871 +/-2 Settlement Exhibition and get acquainted with Iceland's unique literary heritage at the Culture House.
Visual art flourishes in the city. The flagship galleries are the National Gallery and the three-fold Reykjavik Art Museum (Kjarvalsstadir, Harbour House and Asmundur Sveinsson sculpture museum). Adding colour to the scene is a rich array of exhibition venues ranging from specialised museums and smaller art galleries to the city streets.
Other exhibition venues in the Reykjavik Capital Area include the open-air folk museum Arbaejarsafn, Museum of Photography and Numismatic, Electrical and Telecommunications museums, to name but a few.