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Evening Walks is a series of events organized by the Reykjavík City Library, the Reykjavík City Museum, and the Reykjavík Art Museum.
The walks are free of charge and take place on Thursday evenings from 20:00 to 21:30 during the summer months, unless otherwise specified.
Please note that the walks begin at different locations.
The full programme can be found on the museums and library websites and on the Evening Walks Facebook-page.
Participation in the walks is free of charge; however, a ferry fee applies when the walks take place on Viðey.
18 June
Walking along Aðalstræti – 240th anniversary!
Guides: Guðbrandur Benediktsson and Helga Maureen Gylfadóttir
Starting point: Reykjavík City Library at Grófin, Tryggvagata 15
Organizer: Reykjavík Museum of History
Facebook event
25 June
Public Art in Vesturbær
Guide: Björk Hrafnsdóttir
Starting point: Háskólabíó
Organizer: Reykjavík Art Museum
Facebook event
2 July
From Washing Pools to Swimming Pools – Icelandic Swimming Culture on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List
Guide: Sigurlaug Dagsdóttir
Starting point: The old washing pools in Laugardalur
Organizer: Reykjavík Museum of History
Facebook event
9 July
Duchy, cienie i tajemnice / Ghosts, Shadows and Secrets – Literary Walk in Polish
Guide: Ewa Marcinek
Starting point: Reykjavík City Library at Grófin
Organizer: Reykjavík City Library
Facebook event
16 July
The Shoreline
Guide: Markús Þór Andrésson
Starting point: Harpa Concert Hall
Organizer: Reykjavík Art Museum
Facebook event
23 July
From the Stone Town to Unuhús – Reykjavík and Halldór Laxness
Guide: Halldór Guðmundsson
Starting point: Laugavegur 32
Organizer: Reykjavík City Library
6 August
Evening Walk in Celebration of Reykjavík Pride
Guide: Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir
Starting point: Reykjavík City Library at Grófin, Tryggvagata 15
Organizer: Reykjavík City Library
13 August
Poetry Walk with Vigdís Hafliðadóttir
Guide: Vigdís Hafliðadóttir
Starting point: Reykjavík City Library at Grófin, Tryggvagata 15
Organizer: Reykjavík City Library
20 August
800 Years of the Monastery on Viðey
Guide: Margrét Hallgrímsdóttir
The Viðey ferry departs from Skarfabakki at 20:00
Organizer: Reykjavík Museum of History
Please get in touch if you require further information or would like to suggest an idea for an evening walk:
Reykjavík City Library
Þorgerður Agla Magnúsdóttir
Thorgerdur.Agla.Magnusdottir@reykjavik.is
Reykjavík Art Museum
Björk Hrafnsdóttir
bjork.hrafnsdottir@reykjavik.is
Reykjavík Museum of History
Helga Maureen Gylfadóttir
helga.maureen.gylfadottir@reykjavik.is