Living Art Museum
A non-profit gallery that organizes 8-10 larger exhibitions every year as well as other cultural events. Click on image to see bigger map! Address: Laugavegur 26, 101 Reykjavík Ph
The Culture House
The Culture House hosts the ongoing exhibition of the Icelandic Medieval Manuscripts, the Sagas and Eddas, and a recently opened exhibition on Icelandic filmmaking. Open all week f
Hverfisbarinn
After a long line, you’ll get in and wonder what all the fuss was about. You may end up here if you’re still going at 4 on a Sunday morning, […]
Næsti Bar
On nights where queues snake down Laugavegur, Naesti Bar can be great place to sneak off to and chat with friends over a beer. Frequented also by the literary and […]
Dubliner
The city’s main Irish pub attracts quite a lot of foreigners, though there´s an influx of locals on weekends. Good if you’re looking for the darker stuff on tap Click [&hellip
Ölstofan
No tricks here. You’ll want just simple beer in this simple pub. Also the hangout for Reykjavík intellectual circles. Click on image to see bigger map! Address: Vegamótastígur
Kirsuberjatréð
A lovely gallery/gift shop run by ten artists and designers where they sell their products. Click on image to view bigger map. Address: Vesturgata 4, 101 Reykjavík Phone: +354 562
Dwarf Gallery
An independently run basement Gallery, Gallery Dwarf hosts exhibitions which speak straight to the hearts of the “cute” generation. Click on image to see bigger map! Address: G
i8 Gallery
Represents work by an eclectic mix of Icelandic and international contemporary art Click on image to see bigger map! Address: Klapparstígur 33, 101 Reykjavík Phone: +354 551 3666
Fotografi
Features photographic exhibitions by local photographers. Click on image to see bigger map! Address: Skólavörðustígur 4a 101 Reykjavík Phone: +354 551 6800 Show on map: click
Gallery Fold
More of an art auction than just a gallery, Fold also evaluates and exhibits art. Click on image to see bigger map! Address: Rauðarástígur 14-16 , 101 Reykjavík Phone: +354 [&h
101 Gallery
Located in the 101 Hotel, features a broad selection of international and local contemporary art. Click on image to see bigger map! Address: Hverfisgata 18A, 101 reykjavík Phone:
Gallery StartArt
Contemporary Icelandic and foreign art. Admission is free and the gallery is run without any government funding. Click on image to see bigger map! Address: Laugavegur 12B, 101 Reyk
The Settlement Exhibition
The Settlement Exhibition will educate you on the first settlement in Reykjavík with an up-to-date exhibition featuring touch screens, multimedia and virtual maps as well as displ
12 Tónar
A record label as well as a store, all the best new Icelandic music on CDs or live on Fridays at 5 PM. Click on image to see bigger map! […]
Metal: Industrial Strength
Celebrating the release of their respective albums and the formation of their own record label, Molestine Records, two Reykjavík metal bands, Momentum and Celestine, seized the ol
Foxface
For some reason, this debut album by the Glascow three-piece Foxface ended up on my desk. It is a rather enjoyable mash of folk influenced pop with a dash of […]
Ólafur Arnalds
Ólafur Arnalds is a jack of all trades. Variations of Static is his second album of compositions for piano and strings, following Eulogy for Evolution (2007). Before starting his
All Bark and No Bite
I must say that the extremely merry atmosphere at Organ on Gay Pride Night overwhelmed me a bit upon entry, but in a moment I settled down with the thought […]
Kira Kira
In recent years, the successful portions of the Icelandic post-rock scene have made a sound to call their own and Kira Kira, along with their topically-named new album, fit quite [
My Summer as a Salvation Soldier
The twelve songs on Activism, an album wracked with emotion and subtle diatribe, are arguably some of the best tracks to be released in Iceland this year. Ranging from the [&hellip