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The Culture House

Safnahúsið, part of the national museum of Iceland, originally built as a national Library

Address: 15 Hverfisgata
Hours: Closed · opens 10 am
Weekly hours
Mon 10 am–5 pm
Tue 10 am–5 pm
Wed 10 am–5 pm
Thu 10 am–5 pm
Fri 10 am–5 pm
Sat 10 am–5 pm
Sun 10 am–5 pm
Website: culturehouse.is (opens in a new tab)

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