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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.
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
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Grenjaðarstaður - The old Farmhouse
Grenjaðarstaður is the site of a church, and also of one of the most famous turf farms in Iceland.
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
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
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
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 Aviation Museum
Icelandic Aviation Museum is at Akureyri airport. All kinds of airplanes and other exhibits related to Icelandic Aviation history,and historical photographs.
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
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.
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 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
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
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
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
Fræðasetur um forystufé
The Leader Sheep Centre in Þistilfjörður North-Iceland is unique. It is impossible to find a similar museum as Iceland is the only country in the world where Leader Sheep exists. You find collectio
Árnes Museum
Árnes is the oldest house in Skagaströnd, and the only one of its kind in the area that was considered possible to preserve. It was renovated by the municipality and opened in 2009. Árnes is a uniq
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
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
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
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.
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.
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 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
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 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
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.
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
Others
Safnahúsið - Museum
- Faxatorg
- 550 Sauðárkrókur
- 453-6640
Hjalteyri
- Þelamerkurskóli
- 601 Akureyri
- 896-8412
Vatnsdæla on a tapestry
- Árbraut 31
- 540 Blönduós
- 898-4290
Vikingland
- Moldhaugar
- 601 Akureyri
- 899-1072
Hraun in Öxnadalur
- Þelamerkurskóli
- 601 Akureyri
- 460 1750
Womens Collage Exhibition
- Árbraut 31
- 540 Blönduós
- 893-4341, 452-4310
Verksmiðjan á Hjalteyri
- Hjalteyri
- 601 Akureyri
- 461-1450, 692-7450
Chapel at Gröf
- Skagafjörður
- 566 Hofsós
- 453-8373
Reynistaður
- Reynistaður
- 560 Varmahlíð
- 453-6173, 455-6161
Þingeyrar church
- Þingeyrum
- 541 Blönduós
- 895-4473
The Old Warehouse
- 565 Hofsós
- 530-2200, 453-7935
Ólafsfjörður Nature Museum
- Aðalgata 14
- 625 Ólafsfjörður
- 466-2651, 848-4071
Old Toys on display in Friðbjarnarhus
- Aðalstræti 46
- 600 Akureyri
- 863-4531
Hólar Church
- Hólar í Hjaltadal
- 551 Sauðárkrókur
- 453-6300
Víðimýri Church
- Víðimýri
- 560 Varmahlíð
