Safnasafnid Museum

Safnasafnid - The Icelandic Folk Art Museum - was founded in 1995 by Niels Hafstein and Magnhildur Sigurdardottir. The collection, consisting of paintings, sculptures, drawings, watercolours, embroideries, books, dolls, toys and tools, presents an interesting and informative view of folk art, as well as modern art and what inspires it. The collection consists of over 3000 works by naive, outsider and folk artists and close to 200 works by modern artists. Also in the museum are a small cafe and a museum shop.

Yearly the museum displays 16 exhibitions of diverse character mixing folk art and modern to create a surprising rendezvous of ideas and show in one place the wonderful and playful paths of the creative mind. The museum also offers a superb library with books on art, architecture, outsider art, gardens, cars and diverse other things, all adding to its meditative charm. The museum offers excellent explorative grounds for the curious visitor, who becomes spontaneously a participant in an adventure that brings his and hers youthful spirit to new heights.