School Facilities

The Academy facilities are open Monday - Friday, 8.00-16.00.
Access to the facilities can be gained with a key and access code from 16.00-01.00 Monday - Friday and 8.00-01.00 Saturday - Sunday.

Key access codes can be obtained from the Academy office. The fee for replacing a ley is ISK 3,000. Students are required to return the keys upon completion of the studies.

Maintenance: Ólafur Hallgrímsson, tel. +354 896 1470.

Equipment Request
Equipment can be borrowed through the service assistants in each department. Office hours are normally weekdays between 8:00 - 16:00. Individuals who borrow equipment assume full responsibility for returning it at the designated time.

Photocopying
Students can photocopy in all departments. In the Department of Fine Arts and Department of Art Education students can purchase a photocopying allowance with an access code from the service assistant.  Photocopy machines for the Departments of Music and Theatre are located in the departments’ office and in the library. Students can purchase a photocopying card from the service assistant. Photocopy machines for the Department of Design and Architecture are located in computer lab and in the library.

Both students and staff at the Iceland Academy of the Arts are expected to treat all school facilities and equipment with care and respect. In that context, the following reminders are in order:

  • Smoking is strictly forbidden within the Academy’s facilities. The same is true of the use of alcohol and narcotics.
  • Food consumption is not permitted in lecture halls, classrooms and other areas for instruction.
  • Students and staff are required to treat school facilities with care and take an active part in cleaning days which are organised at the end of each teaching period. Students are expected to remove their work and personal objects at the end of each semester. Note that objects left behind will be thrown away.
  • Students and staff shall close windows and doors, turn off faucets etc. when they leave the Academy’s buildings.
  • If furniture or equipment is damaged, please inform the service assistant immediately.
  • Students and staff members are reminded to take care of their keys and passwords. Lending keys is forbidden, and the service assistant must be informed immediately of lost keys.
  • Students and staff are strongly encouraged to inform appropriate authorities of suspicious persons within the school facilities, both day and night.