Welcome to Árbær Open Air Museum on the Sundays of 14 June, 26 July and 23 August at 13:00-16:00 for a unique opportunity to experience life from days gone by in a vibrant environment. Accordion music will echo throughout the museum grounds, where settlement chickens also roam freely.
A church service will be held in the small museum church at 14:00. Reverend Kristinn Ágúst Friðfinnsson will be the officiant.
Serene Sunday - Church Service
Árbær Open Air Museum, Kistuhylur 4, 110 Reykjavík Directions
Sun 26.07.2026 13:00
Dillon's House Café will be open and offers delicious refreshments in a cozy environment.
Everyone is welcome!
Accessibility: The museum’s footpaths are mainly gravel. Many historic houses have steps and thresholds. Service dogs are welcome.
Public Transport:
Nearest bus stop: Árbæjarsafn (1-minute walk).
Other stops: Laxakvísl and Fagribær (5–6 minutes away).
Free parking, including blue-badge parking spots opposite the entrance, is available.
Everyone is welcome!
Accessibility: The museum’s footpaths are mainly gravel. Many historic houses have steps and thresholds. Service dogs are welcome.
Public Transport:
Nearest bus stop: Árbæjarsafn (1-minute walk).
Other stops: Laxakvísl and Fagribær (5–6 minutes away).
Free parking, including blue-badge parking spots opposite the entrance, is available.
Performers
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Kristinn Ágúst Friðfinnsson
Pastor leading the service
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Life in the VillageLife in the village is the title of the Sunday programme on 26 June at the Árbær Open Air Museum. Guests are invited on a journey through time as they watch costumed guides doing traditional chores inside and outside the houses. Be sure to look inside the house Hábær where the mistress will be cooking some tasty Icelandic ‘lummur’ pancakes for guests passing by. Up in the loft at the original Árbær farm, yarn is spun from Icelandic wool and at Miðhús, there is a printer at work. The event programme is from 13:00-16:00, but the museum is open from 10:00-17:00. Free admission for children and people with disabilities. Árbær Open Air Museum is part of Reykjavík City Museum: One museum in five unique places.