Programme of the week
News 2026 – House of Collection
Record Attendance at the Children’s Culture Festival 2026
There was a record turnout at the museum’s exhibitions and events during the Children’s Culture Festival last week. At the House of Collections on Hverfisgata, an exhibition featured, among other things, works by preschool children who have spent the entire winter working with Icelandic folk tales in connection with the exhibition Stand Still and Turn to Stone!, which is currently on view at Safnahúsið.
More: Children’s Culture Festival 2026 at the National Gallery of Iceland | National Gallery of Iceland
Record Attendance at the Children’s Culture Festival 2026
Event 30.04.2026 – National Gallery of Iceland
Long Thursday
Guided Tour in Polish
On the last Thursday of every month, the National Gallery of Iceland and Kaktus Espressobar café are open until 22:00. Kaktus offers a special deal on a tapas platter with a glass of wine for ISK 2,900.
On Long Thursday, April 30 at 20:00, Jo Pawlowska—artist, queer curator, and guide—will lead Polish-speaking guests through the exhibition Limitless Encounters by Agnieszka Polska.
Follow the exciting Long Thursday programme on the National Gallery of Iceland’s social media and website.
Regular museum admission applies.
Facebook Event: (20+) Fimmtudagurinn Langi / Good Thursday | Facebook
Event: Long Thursday April | National Gallery of Iceland
The exhibition: Innocent Bodies | National Gallery of Iceland
Long Thursday - Guided Tour in Polish
Art Courses 2026 – National Gallery of Iceland
A Few Spots Left in This Summer’s Art Courses! 🎨
Now is the last chance to secure a spot in the museum’s summer art courses. Most courses are already full or close to selling out.
These creative and fun summer courses are offered for children aged 6 (born 2020), 7–9 (born 2017–2019), and 10–12 (born 2014–2016), and take place in the museum’s art workshop at Fríkirkjuvegur. The courses are based on the museum’s exhibitions, where artworks are explored and emphasis is placed on developing participants’ sense of color and form.
The aim of the courses is to help children approach both nature and visual art with greater confidence and curiosity, with teaching taking place through experience, dialogue, and hands-on making. At the end of each course, an exhibition will be held for friends and family, showcasing the participants’ work.
The courses run from June 15 to August 14, from 9:00 to 12:00 each day. Instructors are Helena Reynisdóttir and Melkorka Helgadóttir.
Register here : Frístundakort Reykjavíkur | Listasafn Íslands | Námskeið | Abler
Only Few Spots Left in This Summer’s Art Courses!
Museum Shop 2026 – National Gallery of Iceland
The National Gallery of Iceland Museum Shop is filled with carefully selected gift items, greeting cards, jewellery, posters, books, and more.
Among the treasures in the museum shop are beautiful silk scarves designed by Miklé. The scarves are made from 100% high-quality silk, double-printed, and finished with hand-stitched, rolled edges.
Buy it here: Silk Scarf - Signature by Miklé
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