West of Iceland
This is where the journeymen ventured into the depths of the earth in the famous Jules Verne book, A Journey to the Center of the Earth.
The Hjallur homestead is an example of a Westfjords building technique wherein large stones were used in the walls of classic Icelandic turf houses. Large swathes of the Westfjords are ...
This classically-influenced wooden house was built in 1860 by Sumarliði Sumarliðason, goldsmith. It was originally built adjacent to an older timber house dating from around 1800. There is ...
Children Throughout a Century –
Oh to be a bird!
Children Throughout a Century is a unique exhibition centred on the life and surroundings of Icelandic children in the 20th century. The ...
Do you want to see a polar bear, or jaw bones from the biggest animal on earth?
Or pieces of huge trees from ancient Icelandic forests?
Are you interested in birds, eggs, seals, foxes or ...
Ósvör is a reconstruction of a 19th century fishing station. The curator, dressed in a traditional fisherman’s outfit, leads visitors through the station showing them the houses, the fishing ...
Hrafnseyri in Arnarfjörður, in the Westfjords of Iceland, is the birthplace of Jón Sigurðsson (1811-1879), the leader of Iceland’s struggle for independence from Danish rule in the 19th ...
The Museum of Egill Ólafsson at Hnjótur in Patreksfjörður, displays a unique collection of ancient items from the Southern Westfjords. The museum shows the history of fishing, farming, and ...
The garden depicts how Icelanders have used wild plants throughout history, as food, in medicine and in magic. The garden is situated in the centre of Bolungarvík (by the Community Centre). ...
The museum features the works and life story of local artist Samúel Jónsson. The association for the renovation of Samúel Jónsson’s art museum in Selárdalur has been working on the ...
The main emphasis of the exhibition is the way our ancestors lived and worked, as well their mode of transport – the clink-built boats; thier form and seafaring ability. Other features of ...
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