You’ve had your five a day (veggies/beers/panic attacks), now you gotta stay active. Whether it’s to get a dose of culture, hopping on a day tour or splashing around in your municipal pool, you can’t go wrong with our picks for Best Activities.
Best Art Museum
The Reykjavík Art Museum
Tryggvagata 17, 101 Reykjavík
Photo by Art Bicnick
The Reykjavík Art Museum consists of Hafnarhúsið, Ásmundarsafn and Kjarvalsstaðir. What is the difference between an art museum and an art gallery you may ask? Well, aside from public funding, an art museum’s task is to acquire, preserve and exhibit art for educational and cultural purposes. The Reykjavík Art Museum consistently lives up to that task by reaching out to the public and allowing citizens to communicate what they would like exhibited. The museum is constant in its mission of reminding all of us that this place is in public ownership and that it is something we should maintain and enjoy as a community.
Runner Up
The Living Art Museum
Grandagarður 20, 101 Reykjavík
Once again, we are channeling you good folks to the Marshall House in Grandi. The Living Art Museum (Nýlistasafnið) is a museum of contemporary art and stands as a dynamic force in the contemporary art scene. Founded in 1978 by a group of local artists, the space showcases experimental and innovative works by local and international artists. There is simply no denying its role in shaping the preservation and mediation of the last 40 years of Icelandic art.
Previous Winners
2023: Gerðarsafn
2022: Reykjavík Art Museum
2021: Reykjavík Art Museum
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