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Unusual Site 3 loca ons
Total Space Harbour House 1269 m ²
Harbour House open court 500 m ²
Harbour House banquet 400 pax
Harbour House recep on 1000 pax
Asmundarsafn - Sculpture Museum 570 m ²
Asmundarsafn recep on 200 pax
Kjarvalsstadir - Art Museum 643 m ²
Kjarvalsstadir banquet 220 pax
Kjarvalsstadir recep on 620 pax
These venues can be used as background for events and
celebra ons among those that have u lized this op on are Iceland
Airwaves Music Fes val, numerous mee ngs and conferences, film
fes vals and fashion shows.
Legendary Performances
• Sigur Rós (2001)
• Kaiser Chiefs, Bloc Party (2006)
• Trentemöller, Of Montréal, múm (2007)
• Vampire Weekend, CSS, Florence and the Machine (2008)
• Gus Gus, Hurts, Bombay Bicycle Club, Robyn, Moderat (2010)
• Austra, Other Lives, Beach House (2011)
Website: www.artmuseum.is
INFORMATION & CAPACITY CHART
Many cultural ac vi es take place in the museum. Every year over a hundred events are held in various
loca ons, from lectures and seminars to unconven onal concerts. Reykjavík Art Museum collaborates with
numerous fes vals, including Iceland Airwaves, Museum Night, Reykjavík Arts Fes val, DesignMarch and Cultural Night.
The museum holds some of the most dis nguished works in Iceland's ar s c landscape. The museum's exhibits run
the gamut from the historical to the disorien ng and boundary-pushing, while its special events range from quiet
concerts to alterna ve rock events. The Reykjavik Art Museum offers its buildings to private hire for various recep ons and
events with a capacity of up to 1000 guests. Reykjavík Art Museum was founded in 1973 and has since then been true to
its mission of presen ng contemporary art in its many manifesta ons. The diverse programs carried out at the museum's
venues have connected the museum and the public in an innova ve way and contributed to the accessibility of modern art.
REYKJAVIK ART MUSEUM
