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Museums
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Grenivík Fishing Museum
Opening hours
Week days:
Saturdays:
Sundays:
June 15th - August 31st:
13:00-17:00
13:00-17:00
13:00-17:00
Also open on request for groups.
Fishing Museum is the Sæland Grenivík in Hlí
Akureyri Botanical Garden
Opening hours
Week days:
Saturdays:
Sundays:
June 1st - September 30th:
08:00-22:00
09:00-22:00
09:00-22:00
Lytingsstaðir Icelandic Horse Farm
On our farm Lýtingsstaðir, situated in the North of Iceland in Skagafjörður, we breed horses and offer a great variety of riding tours.
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
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
Textile Residency
The textile residency in Kvennaskólinn is a collaborative program of Þekkingarsetur and the Icelandic Textile Center since 2012. The residency welcomes applicants from all countries and seeks to pr
Sigurhæðir - "House of verbal arts"
Opening hours
Week days:
Saturdays:
Sundays:
June 1st - August 31st:
13:00-17:00
Closed
Closed
Open by appointment for groups outside opening hours.
Húsavík Whale Museum
The Húsavík Whale Museum was founded in 1997. It's foremost aim is to provide detailed and interesting information about whales and their habitat.
Skagafjörður Transportation Museum
The Vintage Auto Museum formally opened on June 26th 2004 by Ársæll Guðmundsson, who was at that point the officiating district manager in Skagafjörður. The museum was at the time a 600 sqm hall
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.
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
Nonnahús - Jón Sveinsson memorial museum
Opening hours
Week days:
Saturdays:
Sundays:
June 1st - August 31st:
10:00-17:00
10:00-17:00
10:00-17:00
Open by appointment for groups outside opening hours.
Souvenir shop.
Skagafjörður Heritage Museum
The Heritage Museum in Glaumbær is open 9-18 (20. May- 20. September).
During the winter (September-May) the Heritage Museum in Glaumbær can be opened upon request (during office hours).
For admiss
Local Museum Hvoll
The museum's collection comprises thousands of items. The natural history collection contains a large number of Icelandic birds and mammals, the most popular of which is the polar bear.
The Exploration Museum
The Exploration Museum is dedicated to the history of human exploration, from the early explorers to the exploration of space.
The main exhibition room features photographs and artifacts from the Apol
Akureyri Art Museum
Founded in 1993 Akureyri Art Museum is one of the youngest art museums in Iceland. It is located in what used to be the KEA co-op building, which was designed with strong influences from Bauhaus and t
Akureyri Museum
Opening hours
Week days:
Saturdays:
Sundays:
June 1st - September 15th:
10:00-17:00
10:00-17:00
10:00-17:00
September 16th - May 31st:
13:00-16:00
13:00-16:00
13:00-16:00
Extra opening hours
INTO THE ARCTIC - NORÐURSLÓÐ
Into The Arctic was opened on January 28, 2017. The start comes from the founder, Arngrímur B. Jóhannsson, of his collection the ancient maps and charts of the north, where the oldest is possibly ar
The Icelandic Herring Era Museum
The Herring Museum is the largest maritime and industrial museum in the country. The exhibits tell the tale of fishing and processing these "silver darlings", and are housed in three widely differing
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
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
Grenjaðarstaður - The old Farmhouse
Grenjaðarstaður is the site of a church, and also of one of the most famous turf farms in Iceland.
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
Ólafsfjörður Nature Museum
Opening hours
Week days:
Saturdays:
Sundays:
June 1st - August 31st:
13:00-17:00
13:00-17:00
13:00-17:00
Closed on Mondays.
Friðbjarnarhús
Friðbjarnarhús now houses an exhibition of 20th century toys owned by Guðbjörg Ringsted. Among other things one can see dozens of dolls and toy cars. On the upper floor is the old meeting room of
The Textile Museum
The Textile Museum in Blönduós is the only specifically focused textile museum in Iceland. The museum is located in beautiful bulding with good visitor access. It hosts several unique and independen
Others
Vatnsdæla on a tapestry
- Árbraut 31
- 540 Blönduós
- 898-4290
Glaumbær in Skagafjörður
- Glaumbær
- 560 Varmahlíð
- 453-6173
Víðimýri Church
- Víðimýri
- 560 Varmahlíð
Womens Collage Exhibition
- Árbraut 31
- 540 Blönduós
- 893-4341, 452-4310
Old Toys on display in Friðbjarnarhus
- Aðalstræti 46
- 600 Akureyri
- 863-4531
Fræðasetur um forystufé
- Svalbarð
- 681 Þórshöfn
- 852-8899
Þingeyrar church
- Þingeyrum
- 541 Blönduós
- 895-4473
Vikingland
- Moldhaugar
- 601 Akureyri
- 899-1072
The Old Warehouse
- 565 Hofsós
- 530-2200, 453-7935
Reynistaður
- Reynistaður
- 560 Varmahlíð
- 453-6173, 455-6161
Natural History Museum in Ólafsfjörður
- Pálshús
- 625 Ólafsfjörður
- 466-2651
Hólar Church
- Hólar í Hjaltadal
- 551 Sauðárkrókur
- 453-6300
Verksmiðjan á Hjalteyri
- Hjalteyri
- 601 Akureyri
- 461-1450, 692-7450
Chapel at Gröf
- Skagafjörður
- 566 Hofsós
- 453-8373
Sauðaneshús - The Old Vicarage Langanes
- Sauðanes
- 681 Þórshöfn
- 468-1430, 468-1220
Hraun in Öxnadalur
- Þelamerkurskóli
- 601 Akureyri
- 460 1750
The House of Shark-Jörundur
- Norðurvegur 3
- 630 Hrísey
- 466-1497
