Overview
About Reykjavik Art Museum
Collections and research
The collection centres on Icelandic art of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries across different media. Substantial groups of works and archival material relate to Erró, Jóhannes S. Kjarval and Ásmundur Sveinsson. Studying and exhibiting these artists forms a continuing part of the museum's work, alongside historical research exhibitions and presentations by emerging artists. Gallery conversations, workshops and educational programmes place the collections within discussion about the role of art in society.
Three places, distinct emphases
Hafnarhús presents contemporary Icelandic and international artists and displays work by Erró. Kjarvalsstaðir, opened in 1973, regularly exhibits Kjarval alongside other painters and sculptors. Ásmundarsafn occupies a building largely designed by Ásmundur Sveinsson himself between 1942 and 1959. His sculptures also stand in its garden, including works enlarged or created for outdoor settings. Together, the venues connect individual artistic legacies with changing exhibitions and the experience of art in different architectural spaces.
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