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 to see his work, which incorporates folk tales and Icelandic nature.

A joint ticket with the National Gallery and the Sigurjón Ólafsson Museum costs 1800kr.


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1. Einar Jónsson Sculpture Garden

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The garden behind the Einar Jónsson Museum contains 26 bronze casts of Iceland's first sculptor, the symbolist Einar Jónsson.

2. Einar Jónsson Museum

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Einar Jónsson (1874–1954) is one of Iceland’s foremost sculptors, famous for intense symbolist works. Chiselled representations of Hope, Earth and Death…

3. Hallgrímskirkja

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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…

4. Leifur Eiríksson Statue

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Gazing proudly into the distance outside Hallgrímskirkja church is a statue of the Viking Leifur Eiríksson, the first European to stumble across America…

5. Ekkisens – Art Space

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Artist-run and housed in a former basement apartment, this gallery features up-and-coming Icelandic artists.

6. Hljómskálagarður Park

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Hljómskálagarður Park sits on Tjörnin's southeast corner and has a section dedicated to sculptures by five Icelandic women: Gunnfríður Jónsdóttir (1889…

7. National Gallery of Iceland

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This pretty stack of marble atriums and spacious galleries overlooking Tjörnin offers ever-changing exhibits drawn from a 10,000-piece collection. The…