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Don´t leave Iceland without learning about the Icelandic culture and history at one of the many museums. There are many exhibitions that will inform you on everything from art to photography.

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The Cinema

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THE CINEMA is a small movie theater on the Old Harbour waterfront which plays a wide variety of different documentaries about everything from Volcanoes to Northern Lig...

NÝLÓ - The Living Art Museum

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The Living Art Museum (NÝLÓ) is a venue for contemporary Icelandic visual art. The muesum is committed to presenting innovative Icelandic and international work. Fou...

Bjarnarhöfn Shark Museum

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In this historic location, the hunting and processing of shark has been a part of the culture for generations upon generations..........

The Nordic House

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Iceland maintains strong ties to other Nordic countries, and the center of this cooperation is the Nordic House. With its marine blue roof that takes its shape from moun...

Iceland Erupts at Thorvaldseyri

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Iceland Erupts is an exhibition about the 2010 eruption of volcano Eyjafjallajökull made by the people who lost their land in the ash-cloud of the 2010 eruption of Eyjaf...

The Settlement Exhibition

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This exhibition features an excavated longhouse from the 10th century. Included are relics dating back to the settlement of Iceland in 871, making this discovery the olde...

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The Reykjavik City Library

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The Reykjavik City Library is kind of a cultural sanctuary if you will. You can visit for the books and magazines, to browse the internet, meet people, attend events, vie...

Reykjavik Welcome Card

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Most people traveling in Iceland stay here for at least a week and try to make the most of their trip by swimming in the local pools, visiting museums and seeing other at...

Ásgrímur Jónsson Museum

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Ásgrimur Jónsson (1876 - 1958) was the very first professional painter in Iceland. He lived and studied art in Copenhagen as well as spending time in Italy, returning t...

Central Bank Numismatic Collection

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In the lobby of Iceland's Central bank in Reykjavík, you will find one of the city's best guarded secrets: the Numismatic Collection of the Central Bank. To the layman, ...

The National Gallery of Iceland

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Founded in 1884 in Copenhagen, Denmark, The National Gallery of Iceland has come a long way from its origins. To begin with, the collection consisted of donated artwork, ...

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