Gerðarsafn Art Museum

Greater Reykjavík


In this beautifully designed museum you'll find excellent rotating modern-art exhibitions and a notable permanent collection of 20th-century Icelandic works. It's dedicated to stained-glass artist and sculptor Gerður Helgadóttir and has a small cafe with mountain views.


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