The Icelandic Museum of Design and Applied Art ( is, Hönnunarsafn Íslands, italic=no) is a

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of product and

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in the town Garðabær, near Reykjavík in Iceland. The collection was started in 1998, but the museum did not open until 2010. It has a permanent exhibition consisting mainly of

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objects of the last hundred years. It also holds events and temporary exhibitions. Most of the collection was acquired through donations.

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Museums in Iceland Design museums Art museums and galleries established in 1998 {{Iceland-museum-stub