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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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

Hjalteyri

Safnahúsið - Museum

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.

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 Aviation Museum

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Skagafjörður Heritage Museum

The Heritage Museum in Glaumbær is open: April 1 - May 19: weekdays 10:00-16:00 May 20 - Sept. 20: daily 09:00-18:00 Sept. 21 - Oct. 20: weekdays 10:00-16:00 During winter, the museum can be

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.

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�

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

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

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

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

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

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

Árnes Museum

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

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.

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.

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

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.