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The National Museum of Iceland on Suðurgata, with its banners

Area guide · Reykjavík

Vesturbær: Our Favourites

The National Museum and Alvar Aalto’s Nordic House.

The back story

  1. Area guide

    Vesturbær: the back story

    Vesturbær·In depth

    The west end: the National Museum, Alvar Aalto’s Nordic House and the neighbourhood pool.

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What to see and do

  1. Making of a Nation

    National Museum of Iceland

    Vesturbær·Museum

    The nation’s story from the settlement to today, in the permanent exhibition “Making of a Nation”.

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  2. Alvar Aalto, 1968

    The Nordic House

    Vesturbær·Cultural centre

    Alvar Aalto’s cultural house of 1968, by the university and the Vatnsmýri wetland.

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