Reykjavík Museum of Photography

Reykjavík Museum of Photography (Icelandic: Ljósmyndasafn Reykjavíkur [ˈljouːsˌmɪntaˌsapn ˈreiːcaˌviːkʏr̥]), in Reykjavík, Iceland, preserves about five million photographs by professional and amateur photographers, from around 1870 to the present century.

The collection includes studio portraits, and industrial, advertising, press, landscape and family photographs.

The museum began in 1981 from a private collection and was originally called Ljósmyndasafnið hf.

[2] The museum's aim is to "awaken the widest possible interest in the cultural role of photography".

[7] Each year, the museum holds about three main exhibitions and more than ten smaller shows.