Opening on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at 6 PM, at Safnahúsið, Hverfisgata 15.

Going for Gold

Going for Gold features paintings and artifacts by Finnur Jónsson (1892–1993) and Jóhannes Jóhannesson (1921–1998) as well as new works by 30 contemporary goldsmiths, all of whom are members of the Association of Icelandic Goldsmiths, which is now celebrating the 100th anniversary its founding.

Children´s Culture Festival, April 23 to April 28, 2024

Ísabrot - Glaciers in Art

The National Gallery's contribution to the festival this year are two exhibitions featuring works by renowned Icelandic artists shown alongside works by students of different levels, as well as art and science workshops about glaciers in Icelandic art.

Discover the treasures of Icelandic art at the House of Collections

Borealis

Coincidentally, We See Abstractly

Multipolar

Iron, Flax, Coal, and Chalk: New Works by Þóra Sigurðardóttir

Resistance

Ávextir, Fruits, 
Sara Björnsdóttir, LÍ 6210, Ljósmyndun, Mannamyndir, kona

Find what you want in the collection of the National Gallery of Iceland

The museum owns over 15,000 artworks

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Bók

Korriró og Dillidó - Folklore Works by Ásgrímur Jónsson

5.900 kr.

Bók

The Thought of Drawing — Jóhannes S. Kjarval

5.900 kr.

Bók

Egill Sæbjörnsson and Infinite Friends of the Universe

6.900 kr.

Ávextir, Fruits, 
Sara Björnsdóttir, LÍ 6210, Ljósmyndun, Mannamyndir, kona

3.2.2023 — 26.3.2028

Two locations — one museum

One ticket is valid for both houses that can be visited on the same day or at any time.

Treasures of Icelandic Art

The museum is open every day from 10AM — 5PM. Closed on Mondays during winter (1.10 — 30.4)