Ongoing exhibitions

  • Giganta in the Cave
    To 1. Jan
    Giganta in the Cave
    Giganta in the Cave welcomes you to visit her cosy home she has made for herself in the Black Cave at the marina in Gróf, Keflavík. Read more
  • Reykjanes Geopark Visitor Center
    To 31. Dec
    Reykjanes Geopark Visitor Center
    Reykjanes Geopark visitor center is a new exhibition about the formation of the Reykjanes Peninsula. Guests are informed about the geology and the nature of the area in an accessible way. Read more
  • Listening to the Sea
    To 31. Dec
    Listening to the Sea
    The exhibition relates on the close bonds between the seamen and the ocean around Reykjanes during the rowing boat era, which lasted from the settlement of Iceland until the beginning of the 20th century. The exhibition gives a glimpse into the world of these bonds between the sailors and often capricious sea, sometimes tender and smooth, but more often rough and risky and constantly demanding offering of fishermen lives. Read more
  • Fast þeir sóttu sjóinn - Bátasafn Gríms Karlssonar
    To 31. Dec
    Fast þeir sóttu sjóinn - Bátasafn Gríms Karlssonar
    Duus Safnahús
    Byggðasafnið hefur opnað endurgerða sýningu á bátalíkönum Gríms Karlssonar í Bryggjuhúsinu. Bátafloti Gríms Karlssonar var fyrsta sýningin sem opnuð var í Duus Safnahúsum fyrir nærri 19 árum og hefur nú fengið endurnýjun lífdaga í rými sem skapar áhugaverða umgjörð um bátalíkönin. Á nýju sýningunni gefur að líta nánast öll módel Gríms í eigu Byggðsafnsins, sem eru alls 136 bátalíkön. Read more
  • To Sew a Fine Seam
    To 1. Sep
    To Sew a Fine Seam
    The exhibition is called To Sew a Fine Seam. The museum has over 60 sewing machines, one of them made between 1880-1890. It is probably one of the oldest one preserved in a museum in Iceland. Read more
  • You Are Here
    To 5. Mar
    You Are Here
    Vena and Michael are performance artists, and this exhibition will be a display of where they are at this particular point in time, and a documentation of what occupies their minds at the moment. They are here and now, foreign citizens in Iceland, making their mark on the Reykjanes Art Museum where they will rule for a while. Read more
  • Lines, entanglement and other stuff
    To 5. Mar
    Lines, entanglement and other stuff
    Guðrún Gunnarsdóttir is a pioneer in the field of filament art and her exhibition gives a overview of the artists development from the textile art of the 70s, to the three-dimensional work that characterizes her art practice today. Read more