The Icelandic Aviation Museum is located by the Akureyri airport.
The Exploration Museum is dedicated to the history of human exploration. The stories displayed here are different in periods and places, but there is one thing that unites all of them: the common need of the human being to go always beyond physical…
The Herring Era Museum in Siglufjörður is an awarded maritime and industrial museum, where the “glory days” of Iceland’s herring fisheries and industry are brought back to life in three different buildings. Róaldsbrakki, a 1907 salting…
The Icelandic Horse has remained isolated and purebred since Iceland‘s settlement. There are tales of breeding in old times but for a long period the horse was mostly shaped by natural selection. The breeding horses introduced at this exhibition…
The Industry Museum is a small, homely, relaxing and interesting place where you can see machines, devices and products from the blooming industry in Akureyri, from the early 20th century until today. We also have displays from various private…
The Motorcycle Museum of Iceland exhibits the 100 year old story of motorcycles in Iceland.
The Textile Museum in Blönduós exhibits a unique collection of homemade wool and textile items. It also exhibits beautiful Icelandic national constumes and artistic embroideries along with many of the tools and equipments used to produce them. It is…
The foundation of the Transportation Museum at Ystafell had a long prelude but in the spring of 1995 discussions concerning the construction of facilities, to house the many cars and machines available at Ystafell, became more serious. In December…
From the Vatnsdæla Saga, the story of love and battles put into tapestry, as was done in the Bayeux-tapestry.
The science and research centre is in Breiðdalsvíks oldest house “Gamla Kaupfélagið”, built in 1906. Breiðdalssetur facilitates earth and literary research activities focused on East Iceland, as well as hosting exhibitions on geology,…
Bustarfell museum is one of the few remaining turf farms in East Iceland. It is located in Hofsárdalur in Vopnafjörður. The farmhouses were originally erected in 1770 but has undergone many changes through the years. The lodgings were inhabited…
The East Iceland Heritage Museum was founded in 1943 and since then its aims has been to preserve the history of East Iceland by collecting and preserving things that reflect the society, culture and everyday life of people in the area, from past to…
The avant-garde exhibition in The French Museum in Fáskrúðsfjörður is among the newest of East Iceland´s museums and collections. This museum is located in two stately buildings, the Doctor’s House and the French Hospital as they are called,…
East Iceland has all kinds of museums which tell the rich history that this part of the country has.
A new and interesting museum which displays the best of icelandic nature, icelandic mammals, shellfish, birds, insects and stone collection as well as specimens from the East Iceland flora.
Petra´s Stone Collection Ljósbjörg Petra María Sveinsdóttir was interested in stones all her life and started to collect them in earnest in 1946. Most of her stones were found in Stöðvarfjörður and other places in East Iceland because Petra didn´t…
Skaftfell is a cultural centre dedicated to nurturing and exhibiting visual arts, the main emphasis being on contemporary art. Skaftfell is a meeting point for artists and locals and serves as a center for visual arts in the entire region. Skaftfell…
Skriðuklaustur in Fljótsdalur valley is a center of culture and history. The Institute of Gunnar Gunnarsson runs a museum about the writer Gunnar Gunnarsson in his former home. The house was built in 1939 and is one of Iceland’s most valuable…
The Technical Museum of East Iceland was established in 1984. The museum´s main focus is on the era of technical progress in East Iceland, around 1880 to 1950. Technical innovations in areas such as mechanics, electricity, communications, telephony,…
The Slaughterhouse Culture Center is the heart of culture and arts in Egilsstaðir. The Slaughterhouse offers a variety of cultural events all year long such as concerts, plays, art exhibitions etc. The Slaughterhouse also houses artists studios…