Laxness Museum

Úr mynd eftir Ósvald Knudsen frá 1955. Kvikmyndasafn Íslands.

What's on

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Thu 19. Jun 2025

Umbra Ensamle

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Tue 10. Jun 2025

Guðrún Gunnarsdóttir performs music by Scandinavian songwriters

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Tue 03. Jun 2025

Summer concert series at Gljúfrasteinn

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Wed 07. May 2025

The garden and walks to Helgufoss

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Wed 07. May 2025

Audio tours

Audio tours are available during opening hours in English, Swedish, Danish and German.

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Whoever doesn´t live in poetry cannot survive here on earth. Under the Glacier, 1968
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Halldór Laxness

Halldór Laxness was born in Reykjavík in 1902. His first novel was published in 1919, marking the beginning of a spectacular career as a novelist that would span decades. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955. 

A true man of the world, Halldór Laxness spent a great deal of time overseas but his home from 1945 was Gljúfrasteinn in Mosfellssveit.

Location

Gljúfrasteinn is located in Mosfellsbær, only 20 minutes from Reykjavík – on the way to Thingvellir National Park on the Golden Circle Route. Find out how to get here by car or bus.

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