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Academic Café | Slaying of the Basques in 1615
Sigrún Antonsdóttir, a descendant of Ari in Ögur and half Basque, discusses the Slaying of the Basques in 1615. In the autumn of 1615, three ships were wrecked in a severe storm in Reykjarfjörður in the Strandir region. These were whaling ships from the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Country. 83 shipwreck survivors made it ashore. The district magistrate, Ari Magnússon of Ögur, declared the…
Let an Icelandic horse answer your emails!
Today launches a new marketing campaign for Iceland as a destination: OutHorse your email. Iceland offers guests a revolutionary service this summer to ensure a better experience of the summer vacation without constant harassment from work. The service consists of inviting tourists to outsource the response of e-mails to Icelandic horses.
My letter
What´s your favorite letter? Is it the first letter in your name? In this workshop we will decorate the first letter in our names and make it special. We have all kinds of workshop material to work with at the library. The workshop is free and all material provided. Welcome!
Swimming Culture in Iceland
Swimming pools in Iceland are nothing like in most European Cities. If you truly want to follow in the footsteps of the locals, you should visit one of Reykjavík's 18 geothermal swimming pools.
Endless Flow - Light Trail
Light Installations by the artist Vikram Pradhan at Vonarstræti 8. A visual introspection into lives and stories connected and disconnected in windows. Giving us a chance to reflect on how stories are passed down through text and letters falling on different ears in different windows. Each window becomes a temporary container for a life, a private interior briefly exposed to the public eye. The…
New exhibition at Reykjavík Museum of Photography opening 20th September 2020
In the exhibition Distance and Intimacy. Contemporary Icelandic Photography, we hear the voices of some of those who have made their mark on contemporary Icelandic photography over the past two decades.
Your Transfer
As Iceland's premier private transfer service, Your Transfer has set the gold standard in transportation for nearly two decades. The company pioneered the concept of exclusive, personalised airport transfers in Iceland, redefining how visitors experience their first moments in the country. With a commitment to offering reasonable prices, Your Transfer ensures that comfort is accessible to all…
Reykjavík amongst the best cities in the world according to Condé Nast readers
Each year, readers of one of the most popular travel magazines, Condé Nast Traveler, weigh in on their favorite international cities, big and small
HeliAir
Discover the breathtaking view of lava, volcanoes, waterfalls, and mountains, all on the same trip. Your pilot chooses the flight route and finds the perfect spot for a landing when that is suitable. As often, the weather controls flight plans here in Iceland and the routes may change. Explore the tours HeliAir offers and find your trip of a lifetime.
Future Festival 2026
How to future? What skills do we need to practice? How can we share what we know with each other? The future is often described as a far away place we have very little control over, but one day, somewhere, someone imagined that we would live the way we live today. And here we are. We are inviting you to use the library space to imagine and practice more caring and connected futures, whether that…