Exhibitions and events

Events Exhibitions

Buy your ticket now 2 apr. 2004 - 31 des. 2025 National Museum of Iceland Suðurgata 41

 

Making of a Nation - Heritage and History in Iceland 1 sep. 2004 - 1 des. 2100 National Museum of Iceland Suðurgata 41

The National Museum of Iceland's permanent exhibition, Making of a Nation - Heritage and History in Iceland, is intended to provide insight into the history of the Icelandic nation from the Settlement to the present day.

 

Museum Café: Take a Moment to Relax and Enjoy a Bite 1 apr. 2016 - 31 des. 2025 National Museum of Iceland Suðurgata 41

Refuel, Reconnect, and Discover at the National Museum’s Cafeteria & Shop: Take a Moment to Relax and Enjoy a Bite, or Browse Our Collection of Unique Souvenirs and Gifts to Commemorate Your Visit to the Museum. 

 

Museum Shop: Unique souvenirs and replicas of artifacts 2 apr. 2016 - 31 des. 2028 National Museum of Iceland Suðurgata 41

Welcome to the Museum Shop! Open daily from 10 am to 5 am.

 

Future Fragments 8 jún. 2024 - 10 nóv. 2024 The Arc Hall - National Museum of Iceland Suðurgata 41

The exhibition Future Fragments is based on Þorgerður Ólafsdóttir's artistic research project, where she ponders over phenomena related to the Anthropocene as well as our notion of cultural and natural heritage.

 

Picturing a Nation: Capturing the Founding of the Republic in 1944 17 jún. 2024 - 5 jan. 2025 Þjóðminjasafnið á Suðurgötu

The National Museum of Iceland and the National Film Archive of Iceland have joined forces for an exhibition about the events of May and June 1944 that lead to the founding of the Republic of Iceland on June 17th.

 

The Lögrétta Valances 17 jún. 2024 - 1 jún. 2025 The Corner - National Museum of Iceland Suðurgata 41

On the 80th anniversary of the Republic of Iceland, in collaboration with Þingvellir National Park, the National Museum of Iceland will display valances that allegedly hung in Lögrétta (Court of Legislature) at Þingvellir in the late 18th century.

 

Symposium: Ethnography, animation and local community 19 sep. 2024 13:00 - 15:00 Fyrirlestrasalur Þjóðminjasafns Íslands

On Thursday, September 19, ethnologists Joanna Kościańska and Justyna Orlikowska from the Ethnographic Laboratory Association in Poland will present the projects of the association in the lecture hall of the National Museum of Iceland.

 

Poland in 4 Seasons: Summer 21 sep. 2024 10:30 - 11:30 National Museum of Iceland Suðurgata 41

On Saturday, September 21, Mariola Alicja Fiema, a Polish language teacher and lecturer of Polish Studies at the University of Iceland, will present the first of four lectures in the series "Poland in 4 Seasons." Each lecture is dedicated to one season, with the first focusing on summer.