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Textile Museum
Niche MuseumsNorth of Iceland

Textile Museum

The Textile Museum in Blönduós is the only museum specifically focused on textile in Iceland. The museum is located in a beautiful building, featuring several unique and independent exhibitions of embroideries as well as Icelandic national costumes. The Halldóra room is dedicated to the life and work of Halldóra Bjarnadóttir (1873-1981), a former headmistress who took an active part in the social life in ...
East Iceland Heritage Museum
East of IcelandHistory Museums

East Iceland Heritage Museum

The East Iceland Heritage museum has two permanent exhibitions – one featuring the reindeer in East Iceland and one concerning old rural households in the region. The museum also showcases diverse temporary exhibitions through the year. Reindeer in East Iceland The East is the only part of Iceland were you will find wild reindeer, believed to have been brought to the country for sport hunting by the Danish ...
Sæluhús, refuge, by Jökulsá á Fjöllum
Nature MuseumsNorth of Iceland

Sæluhús, refuge, by Jökulsá á Fjöllum

The river Jökulsá á Fjöllum was a great hindrance in past centuries. It was not considered possible to cross on horseback, but there were ferries at the the most favourable crossing points. The refuge was built around 1880 by using stone materials. The house was said to be haunted by an animal the size of a year-old calf, with thick fur. ...
Pompei of the North – Eldheimar
History MuseumsSouth of Iceland

Pompei of the North – Eldheimar

The exhibition focuses on the 1973 volcanic eruption in Vestmannaeyjar. Visitors get a glimpse into people’s lives on Heimaey before the eruption that would change their lives forever. The eruption started in the early hours of January 23 and lasted for 5 months. Eldheimar gives visitors the chance to go back in time and learn about this dramatic event. The highlight of the exhibition is the house on ...