The Icelandic Punk Museum — Attraction in Reykjavik

Gunnthor was such an incredible host. Despite us arriving the the museum late (hours are 14:00-18:00) Gunnthor welcomed us with open arms and let us explore the Punk Museum. The space was incredible and filled with all the Icelandic punk culture your heart could desire. There are headphones that hang from the ceiling each playing a different artist/album. There is tons of information (spanning decades) printed onto the walls. If you like punk music, history, and culture, please do yourself a favor and check this museum out! I promise, you won't regret it!

Also, they have a super fun tradition of taking photos of those who visit and showcasing them on their Facebook page (with your permission of course)!

We had a blast here, found some new music to add to our playlists, and simply enjoyed our visit to the fullest extent. Until next time! Allie and Ben

Thank you again Gunnthor for being so kind, fun, easy-going, humorous, and an all around hospitable host! You made...

They say punk is dead. Well, they're wrong. Punk is not dead. Punk is alive and well in an old bathroom in Reykjavik, and you can see it for yourself. Oi!

This is, by far, the best museum about Icelandic punk music that you'll ever find in a repurposed public toilet. Sure, it's the only museum about Icelandic punk music that you'll find in a repurposed public toilet, but that's not really the point is it? It's still the best.

For real. The breadth of knowledge of Icelandic punk presented is truly impressive. From Iceland's early no-punk pop music days (blame that German guy's manhood, or lack thereof) to musical instruments (accordions are not punk) to the end of the disco era and arrival of Bubbi Morthens (definitely punk) and beyond, there is so much amazing information and attitude about Icelandic punk packed into a tiny washroom and three toilet stalls. It's very punk.

Ten out of ten,...

Tiny museum full to bursting with photos, posters, videos, memorabilia, and an interpretive timeline of Icelandic punk. It's all crammed into a former public restroom where bands once played - still complete with stall dividers, doors, and toilets, making it impossible for more than one person at a time to look at a particular display. Highlights include the many pairs of headphones dangling from the ceiling in the non-toilet-stall half of the space, so visitors can listen to the music; a drum kit and guitar in one corner, so visitors can make their own music (great for kids); and, inevitably, two walls' worth of Björk, chronicling her rise from KUKL to Sugarcubes to solo career. The museum's proprietor, still sporting a green mohawk and tattoos after all these years, is happy to take your filthy lucre at the door. Really fun, unique, and uplifting addition to...