| These sites provide information, links and databases relating to culture in general, and especially to the performing and visual arts. Included here are cultural institutions and general resources, opera, theater, film, and museums and art galleries. For related materials at the Library of Congress, consult the websites of its Performing Arts Reading Room and American Folklife Center.
Culturenet (http://www.menning.is)
Provides links to Icelandic art, dance, museums, galleries and related cultural activities. In Icelandic and English.
History and Culture (http://www.iceland.is/history-and-culture)
General overview, with links sites dealing with arts, history, language, libraries &;amp; museums, and traditions.
Musik (http://www.musik.is/Sofn/sofne.html)
A annotated list of the primary libraries and databases regarding Icelandic music.
National Film Archive of Iceland/Kvikmyndasafn Íslands (http://www.kvikmyndasafn.is)
In Icelandic.
National Gallery of Iceland/Listasafn Íslands (http://www.listasafn.is)
In Icelandic and English.
Reykjavík Arts Festival/Listahátíð í Reykjavík (http://www.artfest.is)
In Icelandic and English.
SIBMAS (http://www.sibmas.org/idpac/)
The International Directory of Performing Arts Collections and Institutions in Reykjavík.
Museums
Herring Era Museum in Siglufjörður, Iceland/Síldarminjasafnið á Siglufirði (http://herring.siglo.is/is/)
In Icelandic and English.
National Museum of Iceland/Þjóðminjasafn Íslands (http://www.natmus.is)
In Icelandic, with a one-page summary of the Museum and its services in English.
Reykjavík Art Museum/Listasafn Reykjavíkur (http://www.listasafnreykjavikur.is)
The museum has three different locations in Reykjavík. In Icelandic and English.
Visit Reykjavík (http://www.visitreykjavik.is)
Provides links to museums and galleries.
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