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Jón Sigurðsson Memorial Museum
The Westfjords
Hrafnseyri in Arnarfjord in the Westfjords of Iceland, is a distinguished place in the history of Iceland. It is the birthplace of Jón Sigurðsson (1811-1879), the principal champion of Iceland’s struggle for independence from Danish rule in
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The Herring Era Museum
North Iceland
The Herring Era Museum is Iceland’s largest maritime and industrial museum, where visitors have the opportunity to get to know the herring fishery and processing industry that underpinned Iceland’s economy for much of the twentieth century.
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Hespa
South Iceland
Hespuhúsið is an open plant dyeing studio where guests are welcome to visit the studio, look into the dye-pots and get information about the old coloring tradition. In the seating area, there is a mini-museum with old things related to hand
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Technical Museum of East Iceland
East Iceland
Join us in the Old Mechanical Shop for a journey through history and innovation at our exhibition „Búðareyri – stories of transformation“. The exhibition tells us the history of Búðareyri, the part of Seyðisfjörður that was hit by a major l
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Húsavík Whale Museum
North Iceland
The Húsavík Whale Museum was founded in 1997. It's foremost aim is to provide detailed and interesting information about whales and their habitat. In the 1.600m2 house you can find on display whale skeletons of several species and fascinati
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Tjarnarborg Cultural House
North Iceland
The Tjarnarborg Cultural Center hosts a variety of cultural activities all year round. The building can be rented for meetings, conferences, banquets and various social events.
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Gallery Flói
South Iceland
Gallery Flói is an artisan-run studio and store where the local artisan Fanndís works with glass, melts and forms it over a open flame into glass beads and other objects of art. Fanndís also works with ceramics, drawings, paintings, silver
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Hólabak Gift Shop
North Iceland
Hólabak Gift Shop is located on a farm in the midst of the beautiful countryside of North West Iceland. We produce our own textile and gift products and offer a carefully picked selection of local handicrafts and souvenirs. Our product rang
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The Industrial Museum
North Iceland
The Industrial 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 pr
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Reykjanes Museum of Heritage
Reykjanes
Reykjanesbær Heritage Museum - Where the past is reflected in the present Reykjanesbær Heritage Museum offers visitors the opportunity to explore the local history and find out what makes this area unique. The exhibitions look at influentia
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Whales of Iceland
Reykjavik
Whales of Iceland is Europe's largest whale museum, located in Reykjavík’s charming harbour district. The museum features life-sized models of all 23 whale species ever spotted around Iceland, as well as interactive exhibits, audio guides,
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Snaefellsjokull National Park - Visitor Centre
West Iceland
The Visitor´s Centre is full of information and facts about life around the Glacier. The theme of the display is the fishermen of the ancient fishing stations in the area and their use of nature as a means of livelihood. All senses are appe
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The Arctic Fox Center
The Westfjords
The Arctic Fox Centre is a non-profit research and exhibition center, focusing on the arctic fox ( Vulpes lagopus ) - the only native terrestrial mammal in Iceland. The Arctic Fox Centre was established on September 15th 2007 in Sudavik Wes
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Numismatic Museum
Reykjavik
The Central Bank and National Museum of Iceland jointly operate a numismatic collection according to an agreement ratified by the Minister of Education, Science and Culture on January 28, 1985. The agreement states that both institutions' n
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The Women's Book Lounge
South Iceland
The Women's Book Lounge, established in April of 2013, is an educational museum dedicated to Icelandic female writers. The lounge's objective is to preserve written works by Icelandic women; to introduce the authors and their works in Icela
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The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum
The Westfjords
Tales of sea monsters have played a colourful role in Icelandic folk culture for centuries, and several written accounts of them can be found all around the country. Today, these elusive creatures have been given a worthy home at the Icelan
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Vestmannaeyjar Museum
South Iceland
In the Vestmannaeyjar Culture House or Safnahús Vestmannaeyja, you can find a large and varied collection of museums and departments. The museum is located at Ráðhúströð and houses a library, regional archive, art museum, photography museum
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Folk Music Center
North Iceland
The Folk Music Centre brings Icelandic folk music to life. People from all over Iceland can be seen singing folk songs, playing traditional instruments and performing folk dances. The Folk Music Center is situated in the house of Rev. Bjar
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Birds Museum Sigurgeir
North Iceland
Sigurgeir´s Bird Museum was opened on the 17th of August 2008. The goal of the Museum is to educate the visitors about birds, the biota in Lake Mývatn, and how people in the area used the lake for transport and to survive. In the Museum you
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The Dairy Farm
South Iceland
The Baugsstaðir Creamery was built in 1905. The creamery produced butter and cheese. It is now open for visitors on Saturdays and Sundays in July and August at 13 -18 and by arrangement. There you can see all the tools of the creamery trade
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Westfjords Heritage Museum - The Blacksmith’s Workshop
The Westfjords
The Blackmsith’s Workshop was founded in 1913 and was the first of its kind in Iceland. It is still operating in its original shape, now as a living museum. An amazing atmosphere for all ages.
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The National Museum of Iceland
Reykjavik
The museum offers a variety of fascinating exhibitions and one permanent display illustrating lavishly the story of Iceland’s past, from the medieval days of Viking settlements to current contemporary culture. The main exhibition has over 2
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French sailors in Iceland
East Iceland
The avant-garde exhibition in The French Museum in Fáskrúðsfjörður is the newest of Fjarðabyggð' s museums and collections . This museum is located in two stately buildings, the Doctor's House and the French Hospital as they are called, bui
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Verksmiðjan á Hjalteyri
North Iceland
Center for CONTEMPORARY ART - 20 min. from AKUREYRI, North Iceland 1500 m 2 exhibition space in an old historical HERRING FACTORY OPEN daily from 14:00 to 17:00 EXCEPT Mondays. Admission: FREE
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Kakalaskáli
North Iceland
Only 5 minutes drive from the ring road. History and Art Exhibition about the turmoils of 13th century Iceland: The exhibition gives insight into the tumultuous 13th century Iceland, focusing on the story of the Sturlungar clan chieftain Th
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Norwegian House - Regional Muesum
West Iceland
Norwegian house: The regional museum of Snæfellsnes The Norwegian house, built in 1832, was the first wood-frame residence with two full-sized storeys in Iceland. The wood was imported from Norway hence the name. It was the home of Árni Ó.
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The Agricultural Museum of Iceland
West Iceland
The Agricultural Museum of Iceland presents the agricultural heritage and seeks to explain the history of Icelandic agriculture. The museum has an extensive collection of farm artifacts. For example, the first horse-driven equipment and the
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1238: The Battle of Iceland
North Iceland
The exhibition, 1238 : The Battle of Iceland, revolves around the most famous part of the Icelandic Sagas - Sturlung Era (1220 - 1264); the bloodiest and most violent era in Icelandic history. Sturlunga is recreated with interactive technol
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Reykjanesviti visitor center
Reykjanes
Located on the southwestern tip of Reykjanes, next to Iceland’s oldest lighthouse, the visitor center at Reykjanesviti lighthouse showcases the region’s fascinating maritime and geological history. It features a coffee shop overlooking the
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Turf House Museum
South Iceland
The Icelandic Turf House: the Jewel of Arctic Architecture. The house that kept Icelanders alive and nurtured their culture through the centuries. How they were built, how they were lived in, their origin and cultural context, contemporary
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Skagafjörður Transportation Museum
North Iceland
The Vintage Auto Museum at Stóragerði in Skagafjörður formally opened in 2004. The museum has on exhibition around 100 vehicles; cars, buses, motorcycles, snowmobiles, agricultural machinery, and a lot of small knickknacks tied to the Icela
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Gallerí Jökull
West Iceland
Gallerí Jökull in Ólafsvík has handmade handicrafts, all made by local people, to offer. There can be found wool sweaters, hats, mittens and socks among other handmade products. We also have products made from wood, pottery, jewelry, croche
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The House of Shark-Jörundur
North Iceland
Jörundur Jónsson, called Shark-Jörundur, built the house in 1885-86, using timber from Norwegian ships which ran ashore at Hrísey in 1884. In 1917 the house was moved down the hill, to its current site, but a statue of Shark-Jörundur commem
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Jurtadís
East Iceland
The woman behind Jurtadís skin care products is Sabina Helvida. Sabina was born and raised in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but moved to Iceland in 2005, then a single mother with two daughters, four and eight years old. Sabina has been intereste
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Hof Cultural and Conference Center
North Iceland
Hof Cultural Centre is located in downtown Akureyri and is one of the greatest landmarks of the town. With the circular building’s exterior being inspired by the Icelandic columnar igneous rocks, the building makes a clear and deserved mark
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Snorrastofa Reykholt
West Iceland
Reykholt is one of Iceland's most renowned historical sites where some of the finest works of Old Icelandic literature were written. Snorrastofa, a cultural - and medieval centre, founded in memory of Snorri Sturluson,and situated in his an
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Trade Museum Bardusa
North Iceland
Opening hours: Week days Weekends June 1st - September 1st 10:00-18:00 11:00-17:00 Open at request at other times. Information in tel: +354 869 6327 Bardúsa, a crafts hop, offers very ambitious and equally beautiful handcrafte d goods.
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Ullarselið - Wool Centre
West Iceland
Ullarselið is a store set up by individuals interested in the utilisation of wool and other natural Icelandic material. The new and old ways of handling this material are used, especially techniques of processing wool by hand. The shop sele
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Lotta Theatre Group
Reykjavik
The Lotta Theatre Group was founded in the fall of 2006. It was founded by nine individuals who all had a passionate interest in acting and were extremely frustrated with the theaters going on summer vacation. What are enthusiastic amateur
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Sláturhúsið
East Iceland
The Center for Art and Culture in Fljotsdalsherad (MMF) is located in Slaturhusid, Egilsstadir. As a Center for Performing Arts we are inspired every day to create, share, teach, excite and perform for our community. Although performing art
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The Icelandic Folk and Outsider Art Museum
North Iceland
The museum collects and celebrates work by artists who have been seen as outside the cultural mainstream, often described as naïve artists who have a real and direct connection to an original creative spirit. The collection consists of artw
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Fjarðabyggð Cultural Center
East Iceland
Menningarstofa Fjarðabyggðar (Fjardabyggd Cultural Center) was established in 2017, and its role is to support and promote cultural activities in Fjarðabyggð . Menningarstofa workss with people in cultural life and helps them and encourages
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The Old bookstore Flateyri
The Westfjords
The Old Bookstore in Flateyri is the oldest original store in Iceland, fourth generation family business since 1914. In this uniq store you will find all of the best products and books from the Westfjords, combined with high quality product
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Akureyri Museum
North Iceland
In the oldest part of Akureyri (known as the Inner town), stands the Akureyri Museum . Here we find many interesting and well set up exhibitions, which we have no hesitation in recommending for adults and children alike. Those with a thirst
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Soap and candlemaking
North Iceland
Sillukot ehf is a small family company located in Gunnarsstaðir in Þistilfjörður that produces, handmade soaps, candles and lip balm as well as runs a sheep farm. Emphasis is placed on using natural and good raw materials in the production.
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Reykjavik Museum of Photography
Reykjavik
Reykjavík Museum of Photography is the only independent museum of photography in Iceland. The aim of the museum is to shape a unique vision and to be leading in its field. The museum preserves various photo collections from professional and
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Tryggvi Ólafsson Art Museum
East Iceland
Tryggvi Ólafsson was born in 1940 in Norðfjörður. He studied at the Icelandic School of Fine Arts and Crafts 1960-61 and at the Royal Academy of Arts in Copenhagen 1961-66. Tryggvi Ólafsson is one of Iceland's best-known contemporary artist
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LAVA centre
South Iceland
LAVA "Iceland Volcano & Earthquake Center" reveals the epic forces of nature that shaped our planet and created Iceland only 20 million years ago. LAVA is dedicated to the unique volcanoes and geology of Iceland. The center features an inte
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