National Theater

The National Theatre of Iceland in , is the national theatre of Iceland. The theater, designed by Guðjón Samúelsson, was formally opened on 20 April 1950. Since 2020, the artistic director of The National Theatre is Magnús Geir Þórðarsson.
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  • Type: Theater building
  • Description: theater in Iceland
  • Also known as: “National Theatre of Iceland”, “Nationaltheater Islands”, “Nationaltheater von Island”, and “Thjodleikhusid”
  • Address: Hverfisgata 19, Reykjavík, 101

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: The Icelandic Phallological Museum and Safnahúsið.

Museum
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, located… is situated 260 metres northwest of National Theater.

Museum
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, but called "the House of Collections"…

Theater building
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is a concert hall and conference centre in , Iceland. is situated 360 metres north of National Theater.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kópavogur and Garðabaer.

Photo: Axel Kristinsson, CC BY 2.0.
is a town in that is the country's second-largest municipality by population.

Town
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Garðabær is a town and municipality in the of . is situated 7 km south of National Theater.

Locality
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is a multi-purpose stadium in , . is situated 8 km south of National Theater.

National Theater

Latitude
64.14728° or 64° 8′ 50″ north
Longitude
-21.93115° or 21° 55′ 52″ west
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Established
April 20th, 1950
Levels
4
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
99PW43W9+WG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 94560555
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­theatre
Geo­Names ID
6935419
Wiki­data ID
Q565455
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“National Theater” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Իսլանդիայի ազգային թատրոն”
  • Belarusian: “Ісландскі нацыянальны тэатр”
  • Belarusian: “Ісьляндскі нацыянальны тэатар”
  • Chinese: “冰島國家劇院”
  • Danish: “Islands nationalteater”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المسرح الوطنى فى ايسلندا”
  • German: “Isländisches Nationaltheater”
  • Hebrew: “התיאטרון הלאומי של איסלנד”
  • Icelandic: “Þjóðleikhúsið”
  • Italian: “Teatro nazionale islandese”
  • Italian: “Teatro nazionale”
  • Japanese: “アイスランド国立劇場”
  • Persian: “تئاتر ملی ایسلند”
  • Russian: “Национальный театр Исландии”
  • Spanish: “Teatro nacional de Islandia”
  • Spanish: “Teatro Nacional de Islandia”
  • Swedish: “Islands nationalteater”
  • Ukrainian: “Національний театр Ісландії”

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Places to explore: Þjóðleikhúsið and Þjóðleikhúsið.

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