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Into The Arctic
AkureyriHistory MuseumsNatural Science MuseumsNiche MuseumsNorth of Iceland

Into The Arctic

Into the Arctic offers insight into life in the north and coastal life in Iceland. The museum features an introduction into the life of the Inuit, as well as samples of boats, ships, and airplanes. A quirky museum full of taxidermied animals, old navigational equipment, and clothes from ancient times. Founder Arngrímur B. Jóhannsson is sure to welcome visitors with open arms. Arngrímur had amassed a ...
Múlastofa
East of IcelandNiche Museums

Múlastofa

Múlastofa in Vopnafjörður is a memorial exhibition featuring the works of the brothers Jón Múli Árnason and Jónas Árnason, both of whom were born in Vopnafjörður. The brothers were well known in Iceland for their art and skills in music, lyric writing, theatre, and other art forms. Jón Múli (1921-2002) was a composer who wrote world-class melodies. Jónas (1923-1998) wrote the lyrics to their songs with a ...
Skógar Museum – Skógasafn
History MuseumsNatural Science MuseumsSouth of Iceland

Skógar Museum – Skógasafn

Skógar Museum is a time capsule of Iceland’s past: explore Iceland’s cultural heritage through folk crafts, turf houses, Viking age artifacts, historic fishing boats, indoor-outdoor museum grounds with traditional buildings, rare books, natural sciences, SAR (Search and Rescue), antique cars, trucks, special transport, communication technology, and much more! Situated one minute from Skógar Waterfall, a ...
Bustarfell Museum
East of IcelandHistory Museums

Bustarfell Museum

Bustarfell in Vopnafjörður is one of the most beautiful and best kept turf houses in Iceland. Guided tours around the museum are available daily in summer and by appointment during winter. The museum often comes alive during the weekends with various events and exhibitions featuring old workmanship as well as delicious local refreshments in Hjáleigan Café. ...
Mánárbakki Museum
History MuseumsNorth of Iceland

Mánárbakki Museum

Travel through time. Iceland has gone through tremendous changes over the centuries and specially the past few decades. Over the years many artifacts and antiques have vanished or become scarce. At Mánárbakki Museum, located on Tjörnes peninsula about 15 minutes north of Húsavík, you can travel through time as these artifacts and memories have been carefully preserved in a traditional turf house. In the ...
Breiðdalssetur, Research and Heritage centre
East of IcelandNatural Science Museums

Breiðdalssetur, Research and Heritage centre

The main exhibition is in the old Glaumbær turf farmhouse. It depicts everyday life in a well-to-do traditional Icelandic turf house from around 1850 to 1950. Áshús is a late 19th century timber building which houses an exhibition on daily life in the early 20th century as well as the museum’s tearoom, which offers traditional cakes and other baked goods. Gilsstofa is a timber house originally built in 1849 ...
The Icelandic Wartime Museum
East of IcelandHistory Museums

The Icelandic Wartime Museum

Travel back to the days of World War II and the military occupation of Reyðarfjörður in the Icelandic Wartime Museum. The museum gives vivid insight into life during the war and the effects of Allied troop presence in the area. The main focus is on the impact of the occupation on the Icelandic people. ...
Folk museum of Árnessýsla -“The House” at Eyrarbakki
History MuseumsSouth of Iceland

Folk museum of Árnessýsla -“The House” at Eyrarbakki

Árnessýsla folk museum offers a glimpse into the past lives of Eyrarbakki’s villagers. It is located in Húsið (the House), a historical home of Danish merchants built in 1765. Húsið is one of the oldest houses in Iceland and a beautiful monument of Eyrarbakki’s time as the biggest trading place on the south coast. Today, visitors can enjoy exhibitions about the story and culture of the locals. A famous ...
Árnes
History MuseumsNorth of Iceland

Árnes

Árnes is a unique example of a home and lifestyle in early 20th century Iceland. The small wooden house, built at the end of the 19th century, is mostly in its original shape and structure. The furniture is from the local heritage museum or borrowed from other museums, and some items belonged to the former inhabitants of the house. ...
Hekla Center
Natural Science MuseumsSouth of Iceland

Hekla Center

Splendid modern exhibition on Hekla, one of the world’s most famous volcanoes, believed in olden times to be the gateway to Hell. The exhibition provides insight into the overwhelming power of the volcano, and the way that Icelanders have lived with the mountain over the centuries. Various cultural events are held at the centre, which is decorated by an art piece made from lava by Ragna Róbertsdóttir. The ...