One of the many things that make Reykjavík great is all the public artwork, including the many great murals and street art. You can expect to encounter these in unexpected places. Since many are painted in construction sites, either on fences or on walls that are slated to disappear behind new construction, you can also expect these to have disappeared the next time you visit. Which is, of course, the nature of street art: Its temporary!
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Below you'll find a collection of photos taken by readers and friends of Iceland Insider showing various murals which have since disappeared.
If you have photos of murals or interesting street art in Reykjavík, please send them to us! We are especially interested in old photos of murals or street art you might have found in unexpected locations around town or outside of Reykjavík Please send us your photos through our Facebook page, or by email: [email protected]
Grettisgata street Disappeared due to new construction. Photo/Rebecca Freeman
Hverfisgata street The work has disappeared due to construction. Photo/Samuela Blómsdóttir
The Ministry of Fisheries This work has been replaced with a new mural. Photo/Markku J Sade
Vegamótastígur street Disappeared behind a construction site. Photo/Brian Holland
Bankastræti/Laugavegur streets This work has been vandalized. Photo/Brian Simpson
Between Austurvöllur and Ingólfstorg squares The building has since been demolished. Photo/Jón Kaldal
Vesturgata street This mural disappeared behind new construction on the empty lot. Photo/Jón Kaldal
Hverfisgata street Also disappeared due to new construction. Photo/Solara Jean
Old Harbor Also: New construction on an empty lot next to this giant mural. Photo/Graham Littlewood
Another view of the same mural Construction work has already begun. Photo/Dally Bartel
The corner of Laugavegur and Frakkastígur streets A fence around a construction site. Photo/Rian Joosten
Laugavegur street A detail from the above mural Photo/Krissy Krissy Strachan
Photo/Crystal Muir
One of the many things that make Reykjavík great is all the public artwork, including the many great murals and street art. You can expect to encounter these in unexpected places. Since many are painted in construction sites, either on fences or on walls that are slated to disappear behind new construction, you can also expect these to have disappeared the next time you visit. Which is, of course, the nature of street art: Its temporary!
Read more: Iceland Airwaves teams up bands and street artists to transform Reykjavík walls into giant artwork
Below you'll find a collection of photos taken by readers and friends of Iceland Insider showing various murals which have since disappeared.
If you have photos of murals or interesting street art in Reykjavík, please send them to us! We are especially interested in old photos of murals or street art you might have found in unexpected locations around town or outside of Reykjavík Please send us your photos through our Facebook page, or by email: [email protected]
Grettisgata street Disappeared due to new construction. Photo/Rebecca Freeman
Hverfisgata street The work has disappeared due to construction. Photo/Samuela Blómsdóttir
The Ministry of Fisheries This work has been replaced with a new mural. Photo/Markku J Sade
Vegamótastígur street Disappeared behind a construction site. Photo/Brian Holland
Bankastræti/Laugavegur streets This work has been vandalized. Photo/Brian Simpson
Between Austurvöllur and Ingólfstorg squares The building has since been demolished. Photo/Jón Kaldal
Vesturgata street This mural disappeared behind new construction on the empty lot. Photo/Jón Kaldal
Hverfisgata street Also disappeared due to new construction. Photo/Solara Jean
Old Harbor Also: New construction on an empty lot next to this giant mural. Photo/Graham Littlewood
Another view of the same mural Construction work has already begun. Photo/Dally Bartel
The corner of Laugavegur and Frakkastígur streets A fence around a construction site. Photo/Rian Joosten
Laugavegur street A detail from the above mural Photo/Krissy Krissy Strachan
Photo/Crystal Muir
