Overview
About The Settlement Exhibition
The excavated longhouse
Archaeologists uncovered the building at the corner of Aðalstræti and Túngata during preparations for construction. The longhouse was occupied approximately between AD 930 and 1000. A wall fragment to its north dates to around 871 and represents an earlier phase of habitation. The exhibition, opened in 2006, combines the surviving remains with archaeological finds and multimedia explanations of building methods and daily life.
From settlement to a town
An extension opened in 2022 continues the historical account beyond the Viking Age toward modern Reykjavík. A model of the old town centre, Kvosin, as it appeared in 1906 helps connect the early settlement site with later streets and buildings. The combined displays examine everyday urban life over time, making the excavation part of a longer history of the capital.
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