Museums

Every town has museums representing many different aspects of life in Iceland. The culture and way of life from past centuries is commemorated in historical museums showing artefacts of olden days, mostly relating to the traditional occupations of agriculture and fishing. Natural science museums focus on representative samples and noteworthy characteristics of Iceland´s geology, flora and fauna.

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The House of Shark-Jörundur

Jörundur Jónsson, called Shark-Jörundur, built the house in 1885-86, using timber from Norwegian ships which ran ashore at Hrísey in 1884. In 1917 the house was moved down the hill, to its current

Grenivík Fishing Museum

Open from 1st of June to 31st of August, every day from 1 pm-5 pm. The Fishing Museum is in the old baiting shed, called Hlíðarendi. The shed was built in 1920. In the first year, the house was used

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The Icelandic Herring Era Museum

The Herring Era Museum is Iceland's largest maritime and industrial museum, where visitors have the opportunity to get to know the herring fishery and processing industry that underpinned Iceland's ec

Birds Museum Sigurgeir

In the Bird Museum you can find almost all of the Icelandic nesting birds, plus about 100 of the eggs, and in a seperate exhibiton, tools that were used to fish in Lake Mývatn.

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The Museum of Prophecies

The Museum of Prophecies Exhibition, storytelling and fortune telling. The exhibition focuses on Þórdís the fortune-teller, the first named inhabitant of Skagaströnd, who lived there in the late

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Icelandic Horse Farm Lýtingsstaðir

On our farm Lýtingsstaðir, situated in the North of Iceland in Skagafjörður, we breed horses and offer a great variety of riding tours.

The Transportation Museum at Ystafell

The transportation museum at Ystafell was established by Ingólfur Kristjánsson and Kristbjörg Jónsdóttir in 1998. The museum is the oldest of its kind in Iceland. Its main role is to preserve and

The Icelandic Horse History Centre

New at Hólar in Hjaltadalur is the recently opened Exhibiton of the Icelandic Horse - a part of the Icelandic Horse History Centre at Hólar.

The Aviation Museum

Icelandic Aviation Museum is at Akureyri airport. All kinds of airplanes and other exhibits related to Icelandic Aviation history,and historical photographs.

Gamli bærinn Laufási

Laufás is a renowned church site and chieftain's residence from the settlement (874-930). Laufás church was built in 1865, among its special items is a pulpit from 1698. The current farmhouse is a g

Sauðaneshús - The Old Vicarage Langanes

Sauðanes is an old church estate on Langanes peninsula, 7 kilometres north of the village of Þórshöfn. It is believed that there has been a church in Sauðanes since the 12th century. The church

Sverrir Hermannsson´s smallexhibits

Opening hours Week days: Saturdays: Sundays: May 15th - September 15th: 11:00-17:00 11:00-17:00 11:00-17:00 Also open on request. Phone 354 699-8474

Natural History Museum in Ólafsfjörður

Pálshús, one of the oldest houses in Ólafsfjörður, is today a museum and a cultural centre, located at Strandgata 4 in Ólafsfjörður. The oldest part of the house was built in 1892. The house i

Grenjaðarstaður - The old Farmhouse

Grenjaðarstaður is the site of a church, and also of one of the most famous turf farms in Iceland.

Davíðshús - Home of Davíð Stefánsson

The relatives of the poet Davíð Stefánsson from Fagriskógur bequeathed to Akureyri Municipality the house at 6 Bjarkarstígur which the poet built and lived in until his death in 1964. His living

The Motorcycle Museum of Iceland

A brand new museum on the 100 year history of motorcycles in Iceland. Motorcycles from all over, objects and artifacts relating to the historyof motorcycles in Iceland in a stunning 800 square meter b

Local Museum

The Folk museum Byggðasafn Húnvetninga- og Strandamanna welcomes you! It was founded fifty years ago and contains a precious collection of rare objects displaying local history and culture.The museu

Safnasafnið Museum

Yearly the museum displays 16 exhibitons of diverse character mixing folk art and modern to create a surprising rendez-vous of ideas and show in one place the wonderful and playful paths of the creative mind.

Skagafjörður Transportation Museum

The Vintage Auto Museum at Stóragerði in Skagafjörður formally opened in 2004. The museum has on exhibition around 100 vehicles; cars, buses, motorcycles, snowmobiles, agricultural machinery, and

Akureyri Museum

In the oldest part of Akureyri (known as the Inner town), stands the Akureyri Museum. Here we find many interesting and well set up exhibitions, which we have no hesitation in recommending for adults

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Hælið - The Great White Plague center

HÆLIÐ the great White Plague center. A visual exhibition about loss, sorrow and despair but also about hope, serenity and lust for life. Winter opening hours: Saturdays and Sundays, 14:00-17:00

Holt - Memorial Museum of Alda Halldórsdóttir

Holt - Memorial Museum of Alda Halldórsdóttir.This was the home where Alda Halldórsdóttir was born in 1913 and lived and grew up with her mother and uncle. The house along with its interiors, show

Glaumbær in Skagafjörður

Discover what life was like Glaumbær - the historic turf farm in Skagafjörður The old turf buildings at Glaumbær are a fine example of building construction on the larger farms in Iceland in times

Húsavík Museum

The South Þingeyjarsýsla District Museum is housed within the Safnahúsið at Húsavík, and is to be found on the middle floor of the building.

Museum at Mánarbakki

The museum at Mánárbakki was opened on June 18th 1995 in a house named Thórshamar that was moved there from Húsavík. Recently, the museum was enlarged with a house named Lækjarbakki, built in a

Víðimýri Church

Víðimýrarkirkja Church is one of the few preserved turf churches in Iceland. At the beginning of the 20th century its fate was uncertain, but thankfully the immense cultural value of the building w

N.-Þingeyjarsýsla Folk Museum

Located at Snartarstaðir farm, two kilometers from the village of Kópasker, this museum presents a unique collection of local objects showing dayli life in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Nonnahús - Jón Sveinsson memorial museum

Nonni´s house was the childhood home of the writer and Jesuit priest Jón Sveinsson, "Nonni", who wrote books for children. Nonni´s house is among Akureyri´s oldest houses, built in 1850. Today it

The Industrial Museum

Founded to commemorate the industrial heritage of Akureyri, the museum exhibits machinery, tools of various trades and manufactured products from the last century thus telling the stories of the factories and the people who created and worked in them.

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Reynistaður

Reynistaður
560 Varmahlíð
453-6173, 455-6161

Safnahúsið - Museum

Faxatorg
550 Sauðárkrókur
453-6640

Vatnsdæla on a tapestry

Árbraut 31
540 Blönduós
898-4290

Ólafsfjörður Nature Museum

Aðalgata 14
625 Ólafsfjörður
466-2651, 848-4071

Hjalteyri

Þelamerkurskóli
601 Akureyri
896-8412

Old Toys on display in Friðbjarnarhus

Aðalstræti 46
600 Akureyri
462-4162

Vikingland

Moldhaugar
601 Akureyri
899-1072

Chapel at Gröf

Skagafjörður
566 Hofsós
453-8373

Þingeyrar church

Þingeyrum
541 Blönduós
895-4473

Hraun in Öxnadalur

Þelamerkurskóli
601 Akureyri
460 1750

Womens Collage Exhibition

Árbraut 31
540 Blönduós
893-4341, 452-4310

The Old Warehouse

Suðurbraut
565 Hofsós
530-2200, 453-7935

Into the Arctic - Norðurslóð

Strandgata 53
600 Akureyri
588-9050

Verksmiðjan á Hjalteyri

Hjalteyri
601 Akureyri
461-1450, 692-7450

Museums

The House of Shark-Jörundur

Grenivík Fishing Museum

The Icelandic Herring Era Museum

Birds Museum Sigurgeir

The Museum of Prophecies

Icelandic Horse Farm Lýtingsstaðir

The Transportation Museum at Ystafell

The Icelandic Horse History Centre

The Aviation Museum

Gamli bærinn Laufási

Sauðaneshús - The Old Vicarage Langanes

Sverrir Hermannsson´s smallexhibits

Natural History Museum in Ólafsfjörður

Grenjaðarstaður - The old Farmhouse

Davíðshús - Home of Davíð Stefánsson

The Motorcycle Museum of Iceland

Local Museum

Safnasafnið Museum

Skagafjörður Transportation Museum

Akureyri Museum

Hælið - The Great White Plague center

Holt - Memorial Museum of Alda Halldórsdóttir

Glaumbær in Skagafjörður

Húsavík Museum

Museum at Mánarbakki

Víðimýri Church

N.-Þingeyjarsýsla Folk Museum

Nonnahús - Jón Sveinsson memorial museum

The Industrial Museum

Árnes Museum

Húsavík Whale Museum

Akureyri Art Museum

The Textile Museum

Local Museum Hvoll

Fræðasetur um forystufé

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