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National Museum of Iceland
The National Museum of Iceland is the best place to go to experience the whole history of Iceland! From the Viking age to the modern age, you will be able to see Iceland in a different way. As you walk in the museum you will be greeted with items from the Viking age, such as a Viking grave, swords, beauty products and normal everyday items. The most important item in the museum is a tiny little statue of Thor, the Thundergod in Norse Mythology. As you walk further into the museum you will see relics from famous Icelandic churches and items related to fishing. It is also a very interactive museum, especially for kids. There is a room where children can put on clothes, such as Viking or Priest clothes. You can also sit in a 1960's room, where they sometimes service waffles or pancakes and experience how life was in Iceland at that time. All in all, it is a great museum that you don't want to miss out on!
Suðurgata 41, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland
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The National Gallery of Iceland / Listasafn Íslands
If you are an art lover then this is the place for you! It stores the most famous pieces made by Icelandic painters, such as Kjarval. It shows the art history of Iceland and you will clearly see how the nature and history of the country inspired the artists. The museum also hosts a lot of international exhibitions and for the next two years, it will exhibit one of Picasso's most famous paintings, of Jacqueline with the Yellow Ribbon.
Fríkirjiuvegur 7,, Fríkirkjuvegur, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland
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Reykjavik Art Museum - Harbor house
If you love modern art, then this is the place for you! The Reykjavík Art Museum is the most modern museum in Iceland at the moment. It hosts great and inspiring exhibitions every year, from interactive sensory art to light installations. It also has a standing exhibition of Iceland's most famous modern artist, Erró, who is famous for his controversial Cartoon art. You can see one of his paintings on a residential house in Breiðholt.
Tryggvagata 24, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland
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Einar Jónsson Sculpture garden and museum
As you walk through Reykjavík, one of the things you might notice are loads of statues that are scattered around. Einar Jónsson, a famous Icelandic sculpturist, made at least around 60% of them. One of them is the statue of Leifur Eiríksson, that is standing proudly over Arnarhóll, the hill close to where Harpa is. However, there is a whole museum dedicated to his work. The building looks like a castle and the interior design will blow you away. There is also a big garden behind the museum, filled with his most famous sculptures.
101 Reykjavík, Iceland
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