Name: The National Gallery of Iceland / Listasafn Íslands
Address: FrÃkirjiuvegur 7,, FrÃkirkjuvegur, 101 ReykjavÃk, Iceland, IS
Telephone: +354 515 9600

The National Gallery of Iceland / Listasafn Íslands is a museum, located at Fríkirjiuvegur 7,, Fríkirkjuvegur, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland. They can be contacted via phone at +354 515 9600, visit their website www.listasafn.is for more detailed information.

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Fríkirjiuvegur 7,, Fríkirkjuvegur, 101 Reykjavík

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Added by Jopie, at 27 March 2015

Monday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Tuesday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Wednesday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

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Anonymous

05 April 2018

Pretty small gallery, full of modern art. Worth to visit if you like stuff like this. But I you or any of your companions not really fond of this art style you can definitely skip it as you won't loose too much.

It is free if you got "City Card" that you can get from official visitors center.

Currently you can see exhibition called "Rules of the Game". See photo for more detailed description
Anonymous

24 January 2018

Very disappointing. One of the rooms was closed and that I think was the room that had a more traditional art on display. Only 2 rooms were open and the basement. I wish that when 25% of the museum is closed that they should inform you before you pay the admission fee. All displayed, are what I would loosely describe as modern "art". We were only in there for around 15 mins, as this form of "art" is of no interest to me what so ever.
On a positive note, it is bright and airy.
If you like modern art and understand how these sort of paintings, sculptures and videos get into a National Art Gallery then this is just up your street.
Anonymous

10 December 2017

A beautiful collection of art by Icelanders with some other special displays tossed in for intellectual challenging. I am wont to develop a taste for installations so was unmoved by the down stairs show but still, it was interesting.
They also have one of Picasso's most unusual sculptural works in the permanent collection. Well trained staff, unhurried, and pleasant. A very nice place to relax and begin to understand the culture from an artist's perspective.
Anonymous

03 December 2017

Very small museum (as probably most of Reykiavik's museums), with some interesting pieces to see if you have something between 20 min up to an hour. Extra plus for super nice lady at the entrance :)
Anonymous

03 October 2017

Very good expositions, english texts provided to every painting or installation, new friendly and lightful building. Very recommendable to get an overview of icelandic art in 2 to 3 hours.
Anonymous

29 August 2017

Modern and contemporary art. The contemporary exhibits were pretty strange, but the modern gallery included a wide variety of Iceland's best artists. Definitely worth a visit for art-lovers.
Anonymous

29 July 2017

I was a bit disappointed by both the quality and quantity of the work on display. It is not as big as you think. I would not recommend this. Instead visit some of the very nice and free sculpture gardens in reykjavik.
Anonymous

22 July 2017

Not one of our favourite museums in Reykjavik, and probably not what one normally thinks of for a national gallery. A few modern exhibits, some of which were interesting but not extensive, and a couple rooms meant to go over most of the Icelandic art movements. While the art was decent (although only a couple painters would really be described as masterful), the context was lacking. Often there was little information about an artist's process, their influences, or what they were attempting to do in their work. When there was, it was in overwhelmingly wordy blocks of text, with too many dates and names to give the visitor a useful narrative.
Anonymous

11 June 2017

Whilst the setting of this gallery is quite pleasant it is filled mostly with ultra modern art. Something that is not all that attractive in my view. If you are however into modern interpretations of either former work or modern art then I would recommend. This is not a large gallery and the prices in the gift shop are extortionate even for Iceland,
Anonymous

04 June 2017

Strong focus on more modern art, which seemed a shame given their large collection of owned works. No real flow to the curation.
Anonymous

27 March 2017

It's the best museum in Reykjavik, but that's not saying much. Pretty small.
Anonymous

19 November 2016

A stunning gallery with a variety of art work.
Anonymous

28 September 2016

I loved the art, even though they were between showings.
Anonymous

15 August 2016

Beautiful gallery with an outstanding mix of traditional and contemporary art.
Anonymous

03 April 2015

Great place to spend an hour or 2 walking around. Don't expect it to be the Louvre. There were only 3 rooms with artwork but it was all Icelandic work. Take your time and read the stories behind each painting/sculpture.