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.

 
Myndasalur í 20 ár

20 Years of the Photo Gallery | From the Collection 16 mar. 2024 - 5 jan. 2025

The exhibition will feature photographs by contemporary photographers who have exhibited their work in the Photo Gallery since its opening in 2004.

 

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.

 

Language of climate crisis

Languages of Climate Crisis. A seminar in dialogue with the exhibition Future Fragments. 8 nóv. 2024 - 9 nóv. 2024 National Museum of Iceland Suðurgata 41

The theme of this interdisciplinary seminar is the current climate crisis and the question of how to grasp and communicate its urgency – for example within the walls of a (cultural heritage) museum.