Reykjavik Art Museum
Reykjavik Art Museum is the largest visual art institution in Iceland. It occupies three locations in Reykjavík; Hafnarhús by the old harbour, Kjarvalsstaðir by Klambratún and Ásmundarsafn in Laugardalur.Photo: TommyBee, Public domain.
- Type: Museum
- Description: largest visual art institution in Iceland
- Also known as: “Listasafn Reykjavikur” and “Listasafn Reykjavíkur”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Icelandic Phallological Museum and Reykjavik Museum of Photography.
The Icelandic Phallological Museum
Museum
Photo: WiThoFiege, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Icelandic Phallological Museum, located in Reykjavík, Iceland, houses the world's largest display of penises and penile parts. It holds over 300 penises from more than 100 species of mammals. The Icelandic Phallological Museum is situated 240 metres east of Reykjavik Art Museum.
Reykjavik Museum of Photography
Museum
Reykjavík Museum of Photography, in Reykjavík, Iceland, preserves about five million photographs by professional and amateur photographers, from around 1870 to the present century.
Parliament Building
Government building
Photo: Sonnenfahrt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Alþingishúsið is a classical 19th-century structure which stands by Austurvöllur in central Reykjavík, Iceland. It houses Alþingi, the Icelandic parliament. Parliament Building is situated 260 metres south of Reykjavik Art Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kópavogur and Garðabaer.
Kópavogur
Photo: Axel Kristinsson, CC BY 2.0.
Kópavogur is a town in Iceland that is the country's second-largest municipality by population. It lies immediately south of Reykjavík and is part of the Capital Region.
Garðabaer
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Garðabær is a town and municipality in the Capital Region of Iceland. Garðabaer is situated 7 km south of Reykjavik Art Museum.
Kaplakriki
Locality
Photo: SergejPassau, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kaplakriki is a multi-purpose stadium in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar. Kaplakriki is situated 8 km south of Reykjavik Art Museum.
Reykjavik Art Museum
- Categories: art museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Reykjavík, Capital Region, Southwest Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
64.14907° or 64° 8′ 57″ northLongitude
-21.94044° or 21° 56′ 26″ westOpen location code
99PW43X5+JROpenStreetMap ID
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tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q3358410
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Swedish—“Reykjavik Art Museum” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Ռեյկյավիկի արվեստի թանգարան”
- Chinese: “雷克雅未克艺术博物馆”
- Danish: “Reykjavik kunstmuseum”
- Dutch: “Kunstmuseum van Reykjavik”
- Esperanto: “Arta Muzeo de Rejkjaviko”
- Esperanto: “Rejkjavika Arta Muzeo”
- Finnish: “Reykjavíkin taidemuseo”
- French: “musée d’art de Reykjavik”
- French: “Musée d’Art de Reykjavik”
- Icelandic: “Listasafn Reykjavíkur”
- Italian: “Museo d’arte di Reykjavik”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Reykjavik kunstmuseum”
- Norwegian: “Reykjavik kunstmuseum”
- Polish: “Muzeum sztuki w Reykjavíku”
- Russian: “Музей искусств Рейкьявика”
- Russian: “Художественный музей Рейкьявика”
- Spanish: “Museo de Arte de Reikiavik”
- Swedish: “Reykjaviks konstmuseum”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Reykjavík City Library and Grófarhús.
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