The Duus House is a cluster of old buildings by the marina and are among Iceland’s most remarkable and historic man-made structures. Busy centers of commerce throughout their existence, their last role before their conversion was as a fish…
Hótel Laugarhóll is a peaceful and comfortable country hotel in the east part of the WestFjords. It is located in the green and sparsely populated valley Bjarnarfjörður, midway between Reykjavík and Ísafjörður. Our restaurant is located in a…
Akranes Museum preserves a comprehensive collection of exhibits from former times, bearing witness to farming, housekeeping and social conditions in and around Akranes. Among the exhibits on display are boats and ships, as well as a selection of…
The Akranes Folk Museum consists of a folk museum, an exhibition hall and a few 19th century buildings and boats in Garðar. The museum houses several exhibitions as well as a large open-air museum. The main purpose of the Akranes Folk Museum is to…
At Bjarnarhöfn we welcome visitors to our own little shark museum all year round. At the museum you can learn about the Greenland Shark, its habits, biology and of course taste the shark which is produced on the farm.
The exhibitions in the museum are specially designed to inspire and excite kids as well as adults. Permanent Exhibitons: Children Throughout a Century In 2007, on the hundred year anniversary of a law securing all children the right to…
Dalir Heritage Museum is an old-fashioned museum, displaying various items related to the daily life, culture and the history of the Dalir region. Every item has its own history and a bit of wisdom to share. This is a museum where you make your own…
A replica of Eirík´s farmhouse has been build on Stóra Vatnshorn, some 100 m from the ruins. It is a reconstruction of a Settlement Age farmstead, with its layout, outlines of walls, entrance and long fireplace, based on findings from the excavated…
Grundarfjörður Heritage Center is a photo museum that offers guests to sit down and watch a slideshow of old photos from Grundarfjörður, bringing them back into the days of old. The Tourist Information Center helps you with information…
Gljúfrasteinn was the home and workplace of Halldór Laxness, the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955, and his family for more than half a century. It has now been opened to the public as a museum, unchanged from when Laxness lived there…
The Norwegian House is the oldest two-story house in Iceland. Built out of Norwegian wood, from which the name comes from. The house was built in 1832 by Árni Thorlacius, a local merchant and fishing entrepreneur. Árni is probably most known for his…
The Agricultural Museum of Iceland presents the agricultural heritage and seeks to explain the history of Icelandic agriculture, with emphases on the 19th and the 20th centuries. The museum has an extensive collection of farm artifacts. For example,…
There are two entertaining and educational exhibitions at the Settlement Center. While one tells the story of the first settlers, the other reveals the story of Iceland’s most important saga – Egils Saga. Egill Skalla-Grimson was a famous viking and…
A unique museum of international art and objects related to volcanic eruptions and their impact. The museum includes works of art, old and new, showing volcanic eruptions, as well as objects and artifacts. Included are volcanic rocks from the unique…
Reykholt is one of Iceland’s most notable historical sites. It houses a cultural centre and a church. Reykhholt is most famous for being the home of Iceland’s best-known author Snorri Sturluson during the years 1206-1241. An ancient…
The Breiðafjörður Boat Museum at Reykhólar was founded in 2006 by people who are interested in boats and building boats. The traditional wooden klink boat is and will be the main focus of the museum, where the history of the klink boat in…
The Hnjótur Folk Museum is located on the way to Látrabjarg, 36 km. from Patreksfjörður. The Folk Museum at Hnjótur was opened in June 1983. There you will find many remarkable items from old times, demonstrating means of occupation and…
Hrafnseyri in Arnarfjörður is the birthplace of Jón Sigurðsson and today there is a museum dedicated to him and his memory. As a part of the museum is the old turf house that Jón grew up in and the chapel that was built in his memory. The church…
When the Natural History Museum in Bolungarvík was formally opened in may 1998, the museum was also the first of its kind in the WestFjords. The display room is over 300 m2. There is a big conference room at the museum that makes it easier to greet…
The Ósvör Maritime Museum stands on the east side of Bolungarvík, down by the sea. The museum contains a double 19th century fishing base, a salt hut, a fish drying area and a drying hut. Among the pieces displayed, there is the rowboat Ölver, which…