Programme of the week
Of the North, 2001 Steina b. 1940
Event 9.11.2025 – National Gallery of Iceland
Steina – Playback
Expert-Led Tour Welcome to a guided tour at the National Gallery of Iceland on Sunday at 2:00 PM. Halldór Björn Runólfsson, art historian and former director of the National Gallery of Iceland, will lead guests through the exhibition Steina – Playback. Steina is one of the leading pioneers of video art and new media in the world and a trailblazer and influential figure in contemporary art in Iceland. Through her works, she has uniquely connected video art, music, and technology in creative and fertile ways.
Museum entrance fees apply. Note that the tour will be held in Icelandic.
DeCore (aurae), 2012 Dodda Maggý b. 1981
Event 8.11.2025 – The House of Collections at Hverfisgata
Kids Club Krummi Art Workshop: Forget-Me-Not
We warmly invite you to a fun art workshop with Kids Club Krummi at the House of Collections on Saturday between 2 and 4 PM.
At the workshop, we'll explore the video installation by Dodda Maggý and the sea of flowers by Eggert Pétursson. After examining the artworks, we'll create our own colorful sea of flowers and go home with flowers that never fade!
FREE for the whole family.
Museum Shop 2025 – National Gallery of Iceland
Treasures from the Museum Shop
National Gallery of Iceland
The National Gallery of Iceland’s museum shop is filled with a wide selection of high-quality gifts, including greeting cards, jewelry, posters, books, and much more.
Among the treasures are jewelry pieces by Finnur Jónsson, one of the pioneers of Icelandic visual arts. On the occasion of the centennial of the National Gallery of Iceland, Finnur and his wife, Guðný Elísdóttir, donated over 800 of Finn's works to the museum in 1985. This remarkable gift included silverware, as well as tools and casting molds used in gold and silver crafting.
The National Gallery of Iceland has had these exquisite jewelry pieces remade. Among them is this stunning bracelet made of four interconnected sterling silver plates, each depicting Icelandic guardian spirits: dragon, griffin, bull, and mountain giant.