Swimming Pools
There are 4 swimming pools in Reykjanes City.
Two are a part of a elemantary school and used for swimming courses and teaching. Two are public:

Waterworld- swimming center for the family
Sunnubraut 31
Tel. 421 1500
Open 7 til 21:00 weekdays, 8:00 til 18:00 weekends

-50m indoor swimming pool
-An indoor activety area specially designed for the young guests
-25m outdoor swimming pool
-Hot pots
-Steam bath

Swimming pool in Njarðvík´s sport Center
Norðurstíg 2
Tel 421 2744, 421 4567
Open 7 til 21:30 weekdays, 13 til 17:00 Saturdays and 8 til 12:00 Sundays.

Children below the age of 8 are not permitted entry to a swimming pool unless they are accompanied by an individual who can swim and is at least 14 years old (counting from the year of birth, rather than date of birth). This individual is not permitted to accompany more than two children at one time. However, this does not apply to children who are accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. When children are old enough to start compulsory school they use the appropriate changing rooms for their gender.

Reykjanes City´s library
Hafnargata 57
Tel 421 6770
bokasafn@reykjanesbaer.is
reykjanesbaer.is/bokasafn

The Reykjanes City´s library has a great variety of books and magazines, both in Icelandic and foreign languages. The library also has music, video tapes, DVDs and multimedia material.

It is possible to sit down and read newspapers and recent magazines in all the libraries and drink a cup of coffee while you are at it. There you can also find encyclopaedias, dictionaries and other reference books. The library has computers for public use where you can, for a small fee, use the Internet and multimedia material and word processors.


DUUSHÚS - Reykjanes cultural center

The cluster of buildings that make up Duus hús are among Iceland's most remarkable and historic man-made structures. Busy centres of commerce throughout their existence, their last role before their conversion was as a fish processing plant. With the oldest timber building completed in 1877 and the youngest concrete structure finished in 1954, they span together almost a century of Icelandic architectural history. Today, the complex includes three exhibition centres, which house the The Reykjanes Art Museum, The Reykjanes Heritage Museum and The Reykjanes Maritime Center.

Opening hours are from 11:00 to 17:00 daily and admission is free.

The Reykjanes Maritime Center was opened on May 11 2002 and is home to a collection of 72 model boats built by retired local skipper Grímur Karlsson. Hand-crafted to a high degree of perfection and painstaking detail, they offer a fascinating insight into Iceland's maritime history, beginning with the graceful masted schooners of the mid- and later 19th century, and ending with the steam and diesel-powered trawlers of the 20th century.

The Reykjanes Art Museum offers a superb view of Keflavík's picturesque marina and was opened the year 2003 after a programme of extensive renovations. New art exhibitions open every six weeks
WANWOOD May 18th - end of august
The Reykjanes Art Museum´s contribution to the Reykjavik art festival this summer will be an exhibition enmtitled Wanwood, which will feature the work of three Icelandic artists who have all worked in wood for most of their careers: Hannes Lárusson, Guðjón Ketilsson and Helgi Hjaltalín. Each of them uses wood in a distinctive way, yet all of them have been influenced in one way or another by the conceptual and socially conscious art trends of recent decades.
Their works - reliefs, floor pieces and vertical structures - will displayed together, in order to allow the individual pieces "commune" among themselves and draw sparks off each other. At the same time the exhibition will be an opportunity to investigate the role of wood in modern Icelandic art as well as the connection with the woodcarving traditions of the past. The exhibition is curated by Aðalsteinn Ingólfsson.

The Reykjanes Heritage Museum
Music and fashion of the fifties and sixties. The rock´n´roll fever besettled in Iceland in 1957. It was considered a great threat to the Icelandic society. The fifties was a time of restrictions and emphasis on national values, but rock´n ´roll was the opposite, introducing freedom and international trends. Teenagers created their own culture for the first time, but parents were worried about fragile future. Icelandic society changed rapidly in the fifties. The society had not fallen apart in spite of rock´n ´roll. But then suddenly in 1963 beatlemania changed the situation again. The band Hljómar from Keflavík were regarded as the Icelandic beatles. A new fever made the parents unsecure once again.

Useful links:
reykjanesbaer.is
reykjanesbaer.is/listasafn
reykjanesbaer.is/byggdasafn
poppminjasafn.is

FESTIVALS
September - The Night of Lights
The Reykjanes Festival of Culture and Family
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As the bright nights of summer give way to the shorter days of autumn, the first Saturday of September sees the staging of the highly popular Night of Light, the Reykjanes Festival of Culture and Family. Now a fixed event in Iceland's cultural calendar, the event, which despite its name is now staged over four days from Thursday to Sunday, offers guests a taste of the very best in local culture, culminating in a spectacular fireworks display which this year will be staged on Saturday, September 6.

An ever-growing celebration of local culture - last year's festival included more than 100 separate events and attracted some 30,000 visitors - The Night of Light offers something for everyone, ranging from art, theatre and music performed by groups and individuals, to a spectacular finale under a blaze of fireworks.
Whatever your cultural interests, The Night of Light has something to offer you, so make a date to come and see us and sample this unique event during the first weekend in September.