Programme of the week
Event 12.11.2025 – National Gallery of Iceland
Quality Time
Behind the Scenes! The National Gallery of Iceland's Storage Facilities
Join us for a Quality Time at the National Gallery of Iceland on Wednesday, November 12 at 2 PM, where you'll tour the museum's storage facilities with an expert. The operations of the National Gallery of Iceland are built on an extensive collection of artworks that continues to grow, both through mandated acquisitions and generous donations. The museum's holdings include works diverse in subject and scale, spanning the entire 20th century and the first decades of this century. Only a small portion of them is accessible in the museum's exhibition halls or in other museums. The vast majority of the works in the collection never come before the public eye.
Golden Hours are events intended for people in their golden years. These events create opportunities for guests to engage with visual art and the nation's cultural heritage in various ways. Coffee is always served at Golden Hours at the National Gallery of Iceland.
Museum admission applies.
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Event 15 November 2025 – National Gallery of Iceland
Krummi Kids’ Club
Art Workshop: We Are Multitudes– Self-Image in Motion
You are warmly invited to a art workshop with the Krummi Kids’ Club at the National Gallery of Iceland by the Pond on Saturday from 2 PM to 4 PM.
We will explore video works by the artist Steina, focusing especially on pieces in which she appears herself, and then create our own artworks inspired by her style in the studio.
Steina often worked with different kinds of transformation and distortion in her art and sometimes took the leading role in her own works.
FREE for the whole family!
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Art Courses 2026 – National Gallery of Iceland
Spring Semester Art Courses 🎨
Registration Now Open
The National Gallery of Iceland offers creative and exciting art courses for children ages 7–9 and 10–12 at the museum's art studio at Fríkirkjuvegur during spring semester 2026. These courses have been extremely popular, and spaces fill quickly.
Working from the museum's exhibitions, children explore artworks with emphasis on developing their perception of color and form. Participants then get the opportunity to experiment with different materials and work in various media, including painting, printmaking, and sculpture.
The course's goal is to help children approach visual art with greater confidence and curiosity through experience, dialogue, and hands-on creative work. At the end of the course, participants showcase their artwork in an exhibition for friends and family.
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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 in the museum shop are Anomali notebooks. These notebooks, the latest addition to the shop, come in four versions. Whether you prefer lined or blank pages, Anomali notebooks are perfect for keeping track of all your precious ideas and thoughts.