Nýlistasafnið
Nýló is an artist-run museum of contemporary art in the Marshall House on Grandagarður in Reykjavík, with free admission.
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About the museum
Nýlistasafnið was founded in 1978 by a group of artists and is one of the oldest artist-run museums and exhibition spaces in Europe. Exhibitions began in the early 1980s, and many of them have marked turning points in Icelandic art history.
The museum preserves more than 2,200 works from the 1950s to the present day, donated by artists, agents, collectors and people connected with the museum. Its aim is to preserve and show contemporary art and to be a forum for experimentation and international discussion of the visual arts.
The exhibition space is in the Marshall House at Grandagarður 20. The collection and research facilities are at Völvufell 13–21 in Efra-Breiðholt.
Highlights
- An artist-run museum of contemporary art since 1978
- A collection of more than 2,200 works from the 1950s to the present day
- Exhibitions in the Marshall House on Grandagarður
- Admission is free
- Founded
- 1978
- Director
- Gunnhildur Hauksdóttir
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Admission is free.
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Grandi
Bus route 14, stop Grandi.
The museum is in the Marshall House at Grandagarður 20.
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