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Museum Opening Hours – Christmas 2022

If you are visiting Iceland during the holidays, you are probably wondering what might be open and what might be closed. Here you can find the holiday hours for most of the museums in Reykjavík. We will be updating this as December moves along, so be sure to check back. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We have also covered the holiday opening hours of restaurants and supermarkets.

The Settlement Museum: Dec. 24, 10 AM – 2 PM; Dec. 25 – Closed; Dec. 26, 10 AM – 5 PM; Dec. 31, 10 AM – 2 PM; Jan. 1, 12 PM – 5 PM

Reykjavík Museum of Photography: Dec. 24 – Closed; Dec. 25 – Closed; Dec. 31 – Closed; Jan. 1 – Closed

Maritime Museum: Dec. 24 – Closed; Dec. 25 – Closed; Dec. 26, 10 AM – 5 PM; Dec. 31, 10 AM – 2 PM; Jan. 1, 12 PM – 5 PM

Árbær Open Air Museum: Dec. 24 – Closed; Dec. 25 – Closed; Dec. 26 – Closed; Dec. 31 – Closed; Jan. 1 – Closed

Reykjavík City Pools: Dec. 24, 9 AM – 1 PM*; Dec. 25 – Closed; Dec. 26,  12 PM – 6 PM; Dec. 31, 9 AM – 1 PM*; Jan. 1, 12 PM – 6 PM

*Laugardalslaug and Sundhöllin open at 8 AM these days

Icelandic Phallological Museum: Dec. 24, 10 AM – 2 PM; Dec. 25 – Closed; Dec. 26, 10 AM – 7 PM; Dec. 31, 10 AM – 4 PM; Jan 1 – Closed 

Aurora Reykjavík: Dec. 24, 9 AM – 9 PM; Dec. 25, 9 AM – 4 PM; Dec. 26, 9 AM – 9 PM; Dec. 31, 9 AM – 4 PM; Jan. 1, 9 AM – 9 PM

Whales of Iceland: Dec. 24, 10 AM – 4 AM; Dec. 25 – Closed; Dec. 26, 10 AM – 5 PM; Dec. 31, 10 AM – 5 PM; Jan. 1, 10 AM – 5 PM

National Museum: Dec. 24, 11 AM – 11:30 AM; Dec. 25 – Closed: Dec. 26 – Closed; Dec. 31, 10 AM – 2 PM; Jan. 1 – Closed

Saga Museum: Dec. 24, 10 AM – 2 PM; Dec. 25, 12 PM – 5 PM; Dec. 26, 10 AM – 5 PM; Dec. 31, 10 AM – 5 PM; Jan. 1, 12 PM – 5 PM

Einar Jónsson Museum: Dec. 24 – Closed; Dec. 25 – Closed; Dec. 26 – Closed; Dec. 31 – Closed; Jan. 1 – Closed

Kjarvalsstaðir: Dec. 24 – Closed; Dec. 25 – Closed; Dec. 26, 1 PM – 5 PM; Dec. 31 – Closed; Jan. 1 – Closed

Hafnarhús: Dec. 24 – Closed; Dec. 25 – Closed; Dec. 26, 1 PM – 5 PM; Dec. 31, 10 AM – 2 PM; Jan. 1, 1 PM – 5 PM

Ásmundarsafn: Dec. 24 – Closed; Dec. 25 – Closed; Dec. 26, 1 PM – 5 PM; Dec. 31 – Closed; Jan. 1 – Closed

National Gallery of Iceland: Dec. 24 – Closed; Dec. 25 – Closed; Dec. 26, 10 AM – 5 PM; Dec. 31 – Closed; Jan. 1 – Closed

The House of Collections: Dec. 24 – Closed; Dec. 25 – Closed; Dec. 26, 10 AM – 5 PM; Dec. 31 – Closed; Jan. 1 – Closed

Home of an Artist: Dec. 24 – Closed; Dec. 25 – Closed; Dec. 26, 10 AM – 5 PM; Dec. 31 – Closed; Jan. 1 – Closed

Perlan: Dec. 24, 9 AM – 4 PM; Dec. 25, 12 PM – 6 PM; Dec. 26, 9 AM – 9 PM; Dec. 31, 9 AM – 4 PM; Jan. 1, 12 PM – 6 PM.*

*The restaurant in Perlan will be closed for the entire holiday season. The café will be closed on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 but otherwise has the same hours as above.

Sigurjón Ólafsson Museum: Closed until February 2023.

With the Reykjavík City Card, you can visit a range of museums and other activities.

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