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Reykjavík Art Museum – Kjarvalsstaðir Gallery

A visual preview of Iceland's modernist art landmark in Reykjavík.

Explore the visual atmosphere of Reykjavík Art Museum – Kjarvalsstaðir before your visit. Browse images showcasing the landmark modernist building beside Klambratún park and the galleries dedicated to modern Icelandic art. Get a preview of the light-filled exhibition spaces and unique architectural design.

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Reykjavík Art Museum – Kjarvalsstaðir
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Browse photos of the exhibition spaces and landmark modernist architecture beside Klambratún park before you go.
Exterior of the Reykjavík Art Museum, a large light gray modernist building with a distinctive angled canopy over the entrance and flags hanging on the facade.
Exterior view of the Kjarvalsstaðir museum showing a modernist concrete building with a covered walkway supported by columns, a tree in the foreground, and wooden entrance doors at the center
Exterior view of the Kjarvalsstaðir museum building with a large dark abstract sculpture on a wet paved plaza under an overcast sky.
Low-rise brick museum building with multiple flagpoles and parked cars in front, viewed from across a road
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