The Hjólabrettapallar skate park in Reykjavík sits near the coast with its bright blue and orange ramps standing out against the gray volcanic rock. Local skateboarders built these structures themselves in the late nineteen nineties…
Reykjavik Street Art
This walking tour takes you along Laugavegur and Hverfisgata to see Reykjavik's colorful street murals, a local skate shop, and an independent art gallery.
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1. Hjólabrettapallar
2. Polar Bear Puffin Fight Mural
The wall facing the corner of Grettisgata displays a life-sized polar bear squaring off against a puffin. This mural appeared during the two thousand seventeen Wall Poetry project, where street artists painted images inspired by songs. The…
3. Gröf
The stone foundation of Gröf rests on the edge of the coastline, marked by the thick, turf-covered walls typical of traditional Icelandic architecture. This site served as a church and a center of local influence for centuries. During the…
4. Dead Gallery
The Dead Gallery occupies a small, unassuming space in downtown Reykjavik that functions as the final resting place for broken, forgotten, and discarded objects. Visitors find shelves lined with items like smashed ceramic mugs, rusted…
5. Albert Einstein & 2pac Shakur artwork by Juan Arctic @juan_arctic
The mural on the wall features Albert Einstein and Tupac Shakur side by side, painted in striking, high-contrast black and white. Artist Juan Arctic created this piece in the streets of Reykjavík, pairing the theoretical physicist with the…
6. Viking Mural
The Viking mural on the wall of the Old Harbour district spans several stories, featuring a bold, stylized depiction of Norse seafarers navigating turbulent seas. It was painted by the artist Guido van Helten, who used large-scale…
7. The DETOX mural
The DETOX mural features a massive, hyper-realistic human eye covering the side of a building on Grettisgata. Inside the iris, the artist included an intricate map of the city streets. The piece appeared during the Airwaves music festival…
8. Portfolio Gallerí
A bright blue door frame marks the entrance to Portfolio Gallerí on Hverfisgata. It stands out against the dark, moody colors of the neighboring buildings. While many spaces in Reykjavik shift between functions, this gallery remains a…
9. Vampire Mural
A spray-painted vampire with elongated fangs and heavy, dark eyes covers the side of the building on the corner of Laugavegur and Vatnsstígur. This mural appeared in two thousand fourteen as part of a street art project that invited…