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, pools and supermarkets.
When it’s snowing outside, it’s nice to spend time inside. Visiting a museum or two is the best way to warm up on a cold winter’s day. Reykjavík’s history reaches more than a thousand years back and the city has a rich cultural heritage. What better way is there to learn more about Icelandic culture than visiting the museums scattered throughout the city centre? If you’re in town during the holidays and are looking for a museum to visit, check out the opening hours in this guide.
Opening hours
Árbær Open Air Museum
December 23 01:00 PM – 05:00 PM
December 24 CLOSED, Guided Tours at 01:00 PM
December 25 CLOSED
December 26 CLOSED, Guided Tours at 01:00 PM
December 31 CLOSED
January 1 CLOSED
Aurora Museum
December 23 09:00 AM – 09:00 PM
December 24 09:00 AM – 04:00 PM
December 25 09:00 AM – 04:00 PM
December 26 09:00 AM – 09:00 PM
December 31 09:00 AM – 04:00 PM
January 1 09:00 AM – 09:00 PM
Museum of Design and Applied Art
December 23 12:00 PM – 05:00 PM
December 24 12:00 PM – 05:00 PM
December 25 CLOSED
December 26 12:00 PM – 05:00 PM
December 31 12:00 PM – 05:00 PM
January 1 CLOSED
National Gallery of Iceland
December 23 10:00 AM – 05:00 PM
December 24 CLOSED
December 25 CLOSED
December 26 01:00 PM – 05:00 PM
December 31 CLOSED
January 1 CLOSED
January 2 01:00 PM – 05:00 PM
National Museum of Iceland
December 23 10:00 AM – 05:00 PM
December 24 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Yule Lad Kertasníkir will visit at 11:00 AM
December 25 CLOSED
December 26 10:00 AM – 05:00 PM
December 31 10:00 AM – 02:00 PM
January 1 CLOSED
Reykjavík Art Museum Ásmundarsafn
December 23 01:00 PM – 05:00 PM
December 24 CLOSED
December 25 CLOSED
December 26 01:00 PM – 05:00 PM
December 31 CLOSED
January 1 CLOSED
Reykjavík Art Museum Hafnarhús
December 23 10:00 AM – 05:00 PM
December 24 CLOSED
December 25 CLOSED
December 26 10:00 AM – 05:00 PM
December 31 CLOSED
January 1 CLOSED
Reykjavík Art Museum Kjarvalsstaðir
December 23 10:00 AM – 05:00 PM
December 24 CLOSED
December 25 CLOSED
December 26 10:00 AM – 05:00 PM
December 31 CLOSED
January 1 CLOSED
Reykjavík Museum of Photography
December 23 01:00 PM – 05:00 PM
December 24 CLOSED
December 25 CLOSED
December 26 CLOSED
December 31 CLOSED
January 1 CLOSED
Reykjavík Maritime Museum
December 23 10:00 AM – 05:00 PM
December 24 CLOSED
December 25 CLOSED
December 26 10:00 AM – 05:00 PM
December 31 10:00 AM – 02:00 PM
January 12:00 PM – 05:00 PM
Saga Museum
December 23 10:00 AM – 05:00 PM
December 24 10:00 AM – 02:00 PM
December 25 12:00 PM – 05:00 PM
December 26 10:00 AM – 05:00 PM
December 31 10:00 AM – 05:00 PM
January 1 12:00 PM – 05:00 PM
Whales of Iceland
December 23 10:00 AM – 05:00 PM
December 24 10:00 AM – 05:00 PM
December 25 CLOSED
December 26 10:00 AM – 05:00 PM
December 31 10:00 AM – 05:00 PM
January 1 10:00 AM – 05:00 PM
The Icelandic Phallological Museum
December 23 10:00 AM – 07:00 PM
December 24 10:00 AM – 04:00 PM
December 25 CLOSED
December 26 10:00 AM – 07:00 PM
December 31 10:00 AM – 04:00 PM
January 1 CLOSED
Perlan – Wonders of Iceland
December 23 09:00 AM – 10:00 PM
December 24 09.00 AM – 04:00 PM
December 25 12:00 PM – 06:00 PM
December 26 09:00 AM – 10:00 PM
December 31 09:00 AM – 04:00 PM
January 1 12:00 PM – 06:00 PM
The Settlement Exhibition
December 23 10:00 AM – 05:00 PM
December 24 CLOSED
December 25 CLOSED
December 26 10:00 AM – 05:00 PM
December 31 10:00 AM – 02:00 PM
January 1 12:00 PM – 05:00 PM
