Laugavegur & Skólavörðustígur
Reykjavík’s immense white-concrete church (1945–86), star of a thousand postcards, dominates the skyline and is visible from up to 20km away. An elevator…
Must-see attractions in Laugavegur & Skólavörðustígur
Laugavegur & Skólavörðustígur
With its ever-changing facets glistening on the water's edge, Reykjavík’s sparkling Harpa concert hall and cultural centre is a beauty to behold. In…
Icelandic Phallological Museum
Laugavegur & Skólavörðustígur
Oh, the jokes are endless here... This unique museum houses a huge collection of penises, and it's actually very well done. From pickled pickles to…
Laugavegur & Skólavörðustígur
This fantastic collaboration between the National Museum, National Gallery and four other organisations creates a superbly curated exhibition covering the…
Reykjavík Art Museum – Kjarvalsstaðir
Laugavegur & Skólavörðustígur
The angular glass-and-wood Kjarvalsstaðir, which looks out onto Miklatún Park, is named for Jóhannes Kjarval (1885–1972), one of Iceland’s most popular…
Laugavegur & Skólavörðustígur
This pretty stack of marble atriums and spacious galleries overlooking Tjörnin offers ever-changing exhibits drawn from a 10,000-piece collection. The…
Laugavegur & Skólavörðustígur
Reykjavík is adorned with fascinating sculptures, but it’s Jón Gunnar Árnason’s shiplike Sun Voyager (Sólfar) sculpture that seems to catch visitors’…
Einar Jónsson Sculpture Garden
Laugavegur & Skólavörðustígur
The garden behind the Einar Jónsson Museum contains 26 bronze casts of Iceland's first sculptor, the symbolist Einar Jónsson.
Laugavegur & Skólavörðustígur
Einar Jónsson (1874–1954) is one of Iceland’s foremost sculptors, famous for intense symbolist works. Chiselled representations of Hope, Earth and Death…
Laugavegur & Skólavörðustígur
Iceland's first professional painter, Ásgrímur Jónsson (1876–1958) was the son of a farmer. He lived and worked here, and you can visit his former atelier…
Laugavegur & Skólavörðustígur
Gazing proudly into the distance outside Hallgrímskirkja church is a statue of the Viking Leifur Eiríksson, the first European to stumble across America…
Laugavegur & Skólavörðustígur
Miklatún Park is home to the angular glass-and-wood Kjarvalsstaðir museum, named after Jóhannes Kjarval (1885–1972), one of Iceland’s most popular…
Laugavegur & Skólavörðustígur
A statue of Iceland's first settler, Ingólfur Arnarson, takes pride of place at Árnarhóll, a greensward that is also a central gathering place for parades…
Laugavegur & Skólavörðustígur
Artist-run and housed in a former basement apartment, this gallery features up-and-coming Icelandic artists.
Laugavegur & Skólavörðustígur
This small gallery shows an interesting array of Icelandic contemporary art.
Laugavegur & Skólavörðustígur
A large, central space showcasing contemporary Icelandic art.
Laugavegur & Skólavörðustígur
Head to the Punk Museum to see Icelandic punk-rock history glued to the white tiles of a former underground public latrine. The exhibition is tiny and the…
Laugavegur & Skólavörðustígur
A total of 14 large flat-screens cover the walls in this vast two-storey exhibition hall. Each screen presents a three- to four-minute documentary,…