One of the 3 Reykjavik Art Museums to visit and pay only once to visit all three within 24 hours! This museum has a nice cafe to have a slice of an Icelandic cake after enjoying Kjarval’s abstract Icelandic landscape painting!

Kjarvalsstaðir, a part of the Reykjavík Art Museum that houses the works of one of Iceland’s most influential and recognised artists, Jóhannes S. Kjarval ... who was a legend in his own time and one of the nation's most beloved artists throughout time! The exhibitions at Kjarvalsstaðir focus primarily on paintings and sculptures of the established masters of modern art. Presently a special exhibition, Eternal Recurrence, that contains selected works by Jóhannes S. Kjarval will be on show until 19.09.2021. The museum's building is a typical example of Nordic modernism and looks onto the beautiful Klambratún (garden) ...that you can see from the museum's Café, that is really nice for lunch, snacks or coffee with treats. There is also a Museum Store in the lobby as well as a lovely family-activity space, the Idea Lab. I totally recommend a visit. 👍😊👍

This art museum is very small, it only has two exhibits (Jan 2023). They are OK, but if you aren't interested in one or either exhibit, then you'll be very dissatisfied. The good news is that you get entry into 3 museums, the bad news is they are scattered all over Reykjavik, and they are each fairly limited. All in all, it's an OK way to spend some time, but keep your expectations in line. This museum is in a park, so likely very nice in the summer, as you can also spend some time on the trails.