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The Sigurjón Ólafsson Museum was founded in 1984 by the artist's widow Birgitta Spur who had his studio and their home converted to a museum building, opened for public in 1988. In 2012 the museum, including a large collection of Sigurjón Ólafsson's sculptures, was donated to the National Gallery of Iceland and was run as a division of it for almost a decade. Since December 2021 the Museum has been run by Gríma ltd., a management company directed by Sigurjón Ólafsson's family members. The museum is dedicated to exhibiting Sigurjón Ólafssons's sculptures - alone or in dialogue with other artists. It also houses a vast amount of biographical material and is the research center of Sigurjón Ólafsson's work. In addition to housing different exhibitions the museum sponsors various cultural programs. |
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| Born in Iceland, Sigurjón Ólafsson (1908-1982) studied and worked in Denmark 1928-1945. After his return to Iceland he lived and worked in Laugarnes, Reykjavík. |
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