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Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Artist-Run Space
For a city the size of Reykjavík, there’s definitely a lot going on (per capita, of course), and luckily for you, you’re holding (or scrolling through) an exhaustive list of hotspots worth your attention. Our cultural experts keep tabs on the town’s…
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Best Of Reykjavík 2025: Best Gallery
There’s a lot to do and see in Reykjavík — how do you pick which pool to hit up from the dozens of options just in the capital area? Which mountain gets your hiking boots? And let’s be real — where do…
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Best Of Reykjavík Activities 2024: Best Gallery
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…
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Best Of Reykjavík Activities 2020: Best Art Space
So, you finally checked one off the bucket list and arrived in Iceland. Velkomin! But what now? Reykjavík is bustling with activities, from steamy swimming pools to world-renowned galleries to more historical sites than you can name. And the city’s diversity has…
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WINNING: Auður Ómarsdóttir Goes For Gold At Kling & Bang
Auður Ómarsdóttir is from two worlds. A former handball player who was raised in sport, in recent years she has dedicated her life to the pursuit of art, making works in a diverse range of media that include performance, painting, sculpture and…
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Reykjavík Arts Festival: Fresh Like Peppermint
Described as a “three-headed giant of sorts,” new performance art ‘Peppermint’ is set to take place during the highly anticipated Reykjavík Arts Festival in June. Curated by Erling T.V. Klingenberg, Elísabet Brynhildardóttir and Selma Hreggviðsdóttir, it comprises three performances, each by a…
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The Weekend Edit: 4 Things To Do In Reykjavík This Weekend
Unsure of what to do on your weekend off in Reykjavík? You’re in luck: this particular weekend is ripe with interesting events scattered all over town that will keep you occupied. Design festival DesignMarch has exhibitions, lectures and pop-ups organised until Sunday,…
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The Weekend Edit: 4 Things To Do In Reykjavík This Weekend
It’s the weekend again! Can you believe it? Forget about the office, set aside the stress and enjoy these beautiful sunny days to the fullest. Make sure you go out for a late brunch, check out some art exhibits and don your…
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Monkeying Around: Jóhannes Atli Hinriksson At Kling & Bang
Great ideas can come from a subdued state of mind. For Jóhannes Atli Hinriksson, a lack of structure in his work produces vibrant and visually appealing shows. His latest exhibition, ‘OK, api Allt í lagi,’ can be viewed at Kling & Bang…
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The Art Wolves: The Kling & Bang Gallery Powers Up
At the very end of Reykjavík’s windblown concrete harbour, Grandi, stands a hulking white building known as the Marshall House. It was purpose-built as a fish processing plant in the 1950s, with several tall vertical spaces that once held towering herring oil…
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Kling & Bang Gallery Takes Over Icelandic TV Nights
Leading Icelandic contemporary art organisation Kling & Bang are running an ambitious programme to spread video art over the TV airwaves. Entitled “Night Transmission: Electronic Intimacy,” the programme will run nightly on Iceland’s national TV service, RÚV, from approximately 01:30 until 07:00.…
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Top Icelandic Artists To Combine Forces Under One Roof
Some of Iceland’s most influential artists will soon move under the same roof in West Reykjavík. Fréttatíminn reports that the Living Art Museum, Kling & Bang and Ólafur Elíasson will soon be moving into the so-called “Marshall House” in the West Reykjavík…
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Building something out of nothing.
In one of those rare instances of the rich giving to the poor, the National Bank of Iceland decided to practically give an office building to artists to use as studios. The building had previously housed a rope factory and then Fréttablaðið…