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National Gallery of Iceland
The national collection
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Image courtesy of © Richard N Horne · CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout National Gallery of Iceland
The National Gallery of Iceland (Listasafn Íslands) is the national art museum, focused on 19th- and 20th-century art, Icelandic and foreign, and holds the most important collection of Icelandic works by all the nation’s leading artists, in its own words. It also runs the Einar Jónsson Museum.
Why it's on our list
- National collection
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with National Gallery of Iceland before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to National Gallery of Iceland, as the crow flies.
- Hotel Reykjavík Saga250 m3 min walk
- Kvosin Downtown Hotel250 m3 min walk
- Hotel Holt250 m3 min walk
- Hotel Borg350 m4 min walk
- Thingholt by Center Hotels350 m4 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from National Gallery of Iceland are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 14 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest bus terminals
- BSÍ bus terminalBus800 m10 min walk
- HlemmurBus1.2 km15 min walk
Key sights
- National Museum500 mWalk 6 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Hallgrímskirkja650 mWalk 8 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Harpa750 mWalk 10 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Perlan2.2 kmWalk 27 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Sky Lagoon3.1 kmWalk 39 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Keflavík Airport38 kmCar or taxi 81 min
Bus terminals
- BSÍ bus terminal800 mWalk 10 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Hlemmur1.2 kmWalk 15 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 7 min