Exhibitions

12/06/15 - 31/12/17
Keepers

Museum collections are collections. They are made up by a number of collected objects and sources that have some meaning to the museum and usually more...
18/03/17 - 18/06/17
Chair

Chair is a new exhibition that will open at the Museum of Design and Applied Art as part of DesignMarch 2017. The exhibition features a number of...
19/11/16 - 05/03/17
On paper

An exhibition of a selection of drawings and sketches from the museum collection and from private collections will open on Saturday, November 19th. The...

News

May 19, 2017
Á BAK VIÐ TJÖLDIN - SUNNUDAGINN 21. MAÍ KL. 14.00 OG 15.30

 On Sunday the 21st of May we will open the doors of our storage and working space in the museum  for a guided tour at 14.00 and 15.30. The number of guests in each...
May 5, 2017
Blue Lagoon Donates an Icelandic Ceramic Collection to the Icelandic Museum of Design and Applied Art

Blue Lagoon recently donated an Icelandic ceramic collection to the Icelandic Museum of Design and Applied Art. Comprised of a diverse array of ceramic art, the collection...
April 17, 2017
Coffee set by Dieter Roth donated to the Collection

Recently the Museum was donated this coffee set from 1960 which is an elegant example of the collaboration of artists Dieter Roth and Ragnar Kjartansson from a time when Glit was...