The kayak was a gift from Greenland to the Icelandic nation on the occasion of the 50 year anniversary of independence in 1994.
The two pictures behind the kayak are Blik, 2001, by Kristín Jónsdóttir from Munkaþverá and are a gift in memoriam of Jón Óskar the writer.
A painting of Carl Christian Rafn (1795-1864) by Carl Christian Andersen (1849-1906) a Danish painter.
Carl Christian Rafn was a Danish historian, antiquarian and translator who focused on the translation of Old Norse literature.
A painting of Björn M. Olsen (1850-1919) by Þórarinn B. Þorláksson (1867-1924).
A gift from the University of Iceland in 1994.
Björn M. Olsen was a professor, member of Parliament and the first dean of the University of Iceland.