Museums
The Saga Museum intimately recreates key moments in Icelandic history, moments that have determined the fate of our people and which give a compelling view into how Icelanders have lived for mor.....
The National Museum's permanent exhibition tells the story of Iceland, from the settlement to the present day. Multimedia displays, a hands-on room with costumes and games and information folders e.....
The exhibition Points of View in the Culture House takes guests on a journey through the Icelandic visual world of past and present. Artifacts and works of art from the varied collections of six in.....
The Settlement Exhibition - Step into the Viking Age
Type: Vikings Heritage Literature Art Industry Aðalstræti 16, 101An open excavation where Viking ruins meet digital technology.Just below ground in downtown Reykjavík, this open excavation uncovers the city’s Viking Age history. </.....
The Einar Jónsson Museum, opened in 1923, is dedicated to the art of Iceland´s first sculptor, Einar Jónsson (1874- 1954). The museum contains close to 300 art works spanning a 60 year career. A b.....
In two saga exhibitions you learn about the settlement of Iceland and the Viking poet Egill Skallagrimsson. Audio guide in 15 languages...
Step into the Viking Era at Eiríksstaðir, which has a unique place in Icelandic history. Immerse yourself in the sights, sounds and scents of a recreation of the farmstead of Erik the Red, disco.....
The Skagafjörður Heritage Museum is a centre for conservation and research on local history and cultural heritage in the Skagafjörður district. It's exhibitions are located at the Minjahús (The Her.....
Skriðuklaustur is a historical site with the ruins of a 16th century monastery which was revealed in an archeaological excavation in the years 2002-2012. It was an Augustinian cloister, establis.....
This unique museum was founded in 1957 in order to give visitors a tangible sense of Reykjavík’s past. It comprises a village-like collection of over twenty “homes,” each of which is a separate exh.....
The exhibition focuses on the 1973 volcanic eruption in Vestmannaeyjar. The people of Heimaey had to leave their homes in the middle of the night and evacuate the island, many of them never saw .....
The Saga Centre in Hvolsvöllur offers a unique Njal´s Saga exhibition, where Njal´s Saga, the most famous of the medieval Sagas of Iclanders is Introduced in several languages. The exhibition gi.....
Experience how the Icelandic people lived in the past. A Folk Museum with regional artefacts, an Open Air Museum with rebuilt historic houses and a Technical Museum...
The Sagnheimar museum gives a good insight into the unique history of Vestmannaeyjar: fishing, pirate invasion in 1627, volcanic eruption of Heimaey, Þjóðhátíð festival, travels of icelandic mor.....
Interesting and informative exhibitions dedicated to local history and the life and work of the author Þórbergur Þórðarson (1889-1974), one of Iceland’s most significant twentieth-century autho.....
The Skagaströnd Museum of Prophecies opend the summer of 2011. The exhibition focuses on Þórdís the fortune-teller, the first named inhabitant of Skagaströnd, who lived there in the late 10th ce.....
Permanent exhibition Fish & folk - 150 years of fisheries. The Coast Guard Vessel Óðinn by the pier. ..
The uniquely attractive Viking World Centre houses the Viking ship, Íslendingur, built by the craftsman-captain, Gunnar Marel Eggertsson, who sailed it to New York in the year 2000. There are al.....
Well designed exhibitions and the beautiful museum garden with its 19th century church is not to be missed if you visit Akureyri. Interesting and unique artifacts can be found in the exhibitions.....
The House at EyrarbakkiHúsið (The House) at Eyrarbakki is one of Iceland’s oldest buildings, built in 1765 when Danish merchants were allowed to overwinter in Iceland for the fi.....
Art museum in Hornafjörður, dedicated to the memory of Svavar Guðnason who was born in Hornafjörður 1909. He moved to Denmark and was active in the COBRA movement and one of Iceland’s best known.....
The Hafnarfjörður Museum exhibits cultural artefacts and photographs of the town and its surrounding region. Housed in a number of buildings and outposts around Hafnarfjörður, the museum's colle.....
The Húsavík Museum Centre houses a variety of attractions, so don‘t miss the opportunity to experience what it has to offer.The Centre has two standing exhibitions: A new presentation,.....
The Westfjord Heritage Museum is situated at the tip of the small spit on which the town of Ísafjörður is located. The museum building is one of four 18th century houses that have been renovated.....
Snorrastofa in Reykholt is an independent research centre established in 1995. The centre is located in Reykholt in West Iceland, the main residence of Iceland’s greatest medieval writer, poet, .....
Many people know Icelandic artists such as the Sucarcubes, Björk, Sigur Rós and Of Monsters and Men. What’s their story? What’s their background? And how did these bands become so successful com.....
Duus Museum is the Art and Cultural Center of Reykjanesbær. It houses the exhibition halls for the local museums, concert halls and halls for mixed cultural activities. The exhibitions cover fi.....
Located in the stunning Arnarfjörður in the West Fjords, Hrafnseyri celebrates the life and work of Jón Sigurðsson (1811-1879), the leader of the 19th century Icelandic Independence movement, wh.....
The municipal museum in Garðskagi is located in a natural paradise, which blends the beauty of the landscape with its rich animal and bird life. The museum was first opened in November 1995 in t.....
The East Iceland Heritage Museum preserves 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.....
Teigarhorn
Type: Monuments Heritage Buildings Nature Teigarhorn Natural Monument and Nature Preserve, 765The so-called Weywadt house was built in 1880-1882 by Niels Weywadt (1814-1883), director of the Ørum and Wulff enterprise at Djúpivogur. He came to Iceland around 1840 and married a Danish woma.....
Langabúð is one of Iceland´s oldest commercial buildings. While the south end dates back to 1790, the building took on its present appearance in 1850 when the northern part was added. The.....
Icelandic Saga & Heritage Association (ISHA) was founded in 2006 (then named Iceland Saga Trail Association). It is a forum for collaboration for those involved in heritage tourism in Iceland, especially regarding publicity, quality and professional standards.
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