The Icelandic Punk Museum
Museum · Reykjavik ·
Former public toilet now tiny museum of Icelandic punk
Former public toilet now tiny museum of Icelandic punk
"Continuing along colourful Laugavegur, pause to gaze in awe at the Viking Mural which adorns a house on the corner of Laugavegur and Klapparstigur. A few steps further along, look to your left to see Rainbow Street, with its giant rainbow painted on the tarmac. Our next stop, at the eastern end of the street, is so small that if you blink you could miss it. The Icelandic Punk Museum is positively peculiar. Occupying a former public toilet block, this tiny museum showcases the role punk culture has played in shaping the Icelandic identity." - The MICHELIN Guide Nordic Editorial Team
"I took a deep dive into the Icelandic Punk Museum, which is housed in a graffitied former public restroom." - Kayla Becker Kayla Becker Kayla Becker is a Senior Editor for Travel + Leisure, where she writes and edits stories about travel products. She holds a bachelor's in English and Communications from Florida State University and has been a travel writer and editor for more than seven years. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"I visited the Icelandic Punk Museum, housed in an old underground public bathroom, which documents the late-1970s punk and new wave scene in Iceland and traces links to later famous performers like Björk; it’s compact (plan 30–60 minutes) and admission is 1,000 ISK." - Matthew Kepnes
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