Museum · Vesturbær (Melar)
Þjóðminjasafn Íslands
Suðurgata 41, Reykjavík 101
The National Museum of Iceland, founded in 1863, is housed on Suðurgata near the University of Iceland. Its core exhibition, Making of a Nation, traces Iceland's history from the Settlement to today through some two thousand objects, while the upper floors host temporary shows on photography, craft and cultural history.
Permanent exhibitions
- Þjóð verður til: menning og samfélag í 1200 ár, frá landnámi til samtímans
- Valþjófsstaðahurðin og kirkjugripir miðalda
- Gripir frá landnámsöld og víkingatíma
