Icelandic Museum of Design and Applied Art explained

Icelandic Museum of Design and Applied Art
Native Name:Hönnunarsafn Íslands
Native Name Lang:is
Coordinates:64.0891°N -21.9206°W
Established:2010
Location:Garðatorg 1, 210 Garðabær, Iceland
Type:art museum

The Icelandic Museum of Design and Applied Art (Icelandic: '''Hönnunarsafn Íslands'''|italic=no) is a museum of product and furniture design in the town Garðabær, near Reykjavík in Iceland. The collection was started in 1998, but the museum did not open until 2010.[1] [2] It has a permanent exhibition consisting mainly of Scandinavian design objects of the last hundred years. It also holds events and temporary exhibitions.

Most of the collection was acquired through donations.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Velkomin í Hönnunarsafnið. Garðabær. is. 2019-08-11.
  2. Web site: Um Hönnunarsafnið. Hönnunarsafn Íslands. is. 2019-08-11.
  3. Web site: Hönnunarsafn Íslands. Garðabær. is. 2019-08-11.