Museum Night – Winter Festival Highlight
Tonight is the annual Museum Night in Reykjavík and the city’s museums stay open late, many hosting special events, and most offering free entry from ...
Turned down tens-of-millions for the penises
“He wanted to know whether there was interest in selling the collection and offered over ISK 30 million for it. But selling is out of the questi...
Helsinki closer to hosting new Guggenheim museum
A new proposal has moved the Finnish capital closer to hosting a new Guggenheim museum for architecture and design.
Human adds finishing touch to Icelandic penis museum
Iceland’s famous phallological museum is now complete since taking reception of the missing piece this week: a human penis.
Eyjafjallajokull volcano centre to open for tourists
A tourism centre with artefacts, exhibits, films and photographs from last year’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano is set to open on the first anniversa...
Design awarded at Reykjavik exhibition
Asdis Asmundsdottir, daughter of the sculptor Asmundur Sveinsson will today award the first prize in a competition for a design object that reflects t...
Reykjavik Art Museum breaks attendance record
The attendance record at Reykjavik Art Museum was broken last year when the number of museum visitors for the first time exceeded two hundred thousand...
Precious stones stolen in Iceland
Around 500 crystals, which were on display in Berufjordur, Iceland, were stolen some time this week. The thieves concentrated solely on the gem exhibi...