Obviously art galleries and museums in Iceland do not come anywhere close in matching the grandeur and variety of larger European countries and USA. The same goes for architecture since Reykjavik was only a small village prior to world war 2, mostly comprising of dirt roads and sheds. Iceland was at it's culture highpoint at the 13th century and most of it's heritage is invested in literature from that time, for example Prose-Edda and the Icelandic Sagas.
However, in recent decades modern art has flourished as much as it can in a society of only 300 thousand, so every art lover should be able to find something interesting in Reykjavik's galleries. The upside to art strolling in Reykjavik is that many galleries and museums offer free admission, so it is truly a great way to spend a day without spending anything. Museums in the countryside are a handful and some of them should be worth a "dropping into", to name a few: whale and phallological(penis) museum in Husavik, war years museum in Reydarfjordur and ghost museum in Stokkseyri.
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National Museum
Local Web
Address:
Sudurgata 41
101 Reykjavik
++354 5302200 |
Arbaejarsafn
Local Web
Address:
Kistuhylur
110 Reykjavik
++354 4116300 |
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Reykjavik 871
Local Web
Address:
Adalstraeti 16
101 Reykjavik
++354 4116370 |
Hafnarhus/Reykjavik Art Museum
Local Web
Located:
Tryggvagata 17
101 Reykjavik
++354 5901200
Admission: Free |
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Kjarvalsstadir/Reykjavik Art Museum
Local Web
Address:
Flokagata
101 Reykjavik
++354 5171290
Admission: Free |
Asmundarsafn/Reykjavik Art Museum
Local Web
Address:
Sigtun
Reykjavik
++354 5532155
Admission: Free |
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Listasafn Íslands
Local Web
Address:
Laufasvegi 12
101 Reykjavik
++354 5159600
Admission: Free
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Einar Jonsson's Museum
Local Web
Address:
Eiriksgata
101 Reykjavik
++354 5513797
Admission: 500 ISK |
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Maritime Museum
Local Web
Address:
Grandagardur 8
101 Reykjavik
++354 5179400
Admission: 700 ISK |
ASI Art Museum
Local Web
Address:
Freyjugata 41
101 Reykjavik
++354 5115353
Admission: Free |
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