Þjóðminjasafn Íslands / National Museum of Iceland

Jared Sturm

in the last week

The National Museum of Iceland is obviously curated and managed by brilliant people. The collection is beautiful, thorough, and laid out in a way that it keeps you interested and active the whole way through. It stops just short of the interactive hands on games and activities found in child centric museums, but it was way more interactive and engaging than it had any right to be. I am particularly interested in Norse mythology and runes and I wanted to be disappointed that the museum was way more centered on the Christian aspects of Iceland but I couldn't be because it made it very clear why it was laid out the way it was and it was clear what kinds of artifacts I would be seeing as soon as I walked in. If you like museums, history, learning, or just getting to know the culture of a place, I highly encourage a visit.

BRENT SWORDS

in the last week

Large facility with many artifacts. Well presented. Tons of information. The focus is not on the settlement period, so a visit to a settlement museum is recommended. The space is well used. The multimedia presentations are wonderful.

Lewis Ortic

a month ago

We had a free guided tour as it was the culture day of Iceland. It was brilliant. However, it is definitely worth it to pay the admission fee because the museum is actually very well put together and you will surely learn a lot about the history of Iceland. This is the first museum we visited on our trip to Iceland and it helped us to have a good idea about how Iceland was settled and progressed. If you only have time to visit one museum in Reykjavík, this is the one!

Ellen Sheppard

in the last week

Extraordinary collection of cultural artifacts from Iceland's growth and development through time. For the most part, a serious study into the roots of Icelandic spirit, but some of the exhibits, especially those from more modern times are fun. Very nice coffee shop/cafe. Allow at least 2 hours. Not a lot of the exhibits are interactive, but all displays are well done to high standards of modern misfeeding curation.

Kok Weng Leong

3 weeks ago

Just like many of Icelandic building this is a miniature museum where there are only 2000 plus items, & exhibits only take up 2 floors. Lots & lots of Christian & churches artifacts but just probably Christianity plays an important role in Icelandic history.