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Exhibitions
Exhibitions
There is no shortage of different kinds of exhibitions, all over the country. They
are dedicated to anything from toys to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Art exhibitions
also vary greatly and may be found in all sorts of places.
Akranes Folk Museum
Akranes Folk Museum offers a unique insight into past times in Akranes and surrounding area. The museum's exhibition is in several houses, some of which were moved from other parts of town. The perman
The Maritime Museum in the Fishermen´s Park
Exhibition on fisheries and nature by the Glacier - coffee and cakes
In the Fishermen's Garden you will find a collection of items reminding one of the local community's connection to the ocean and
Bjarnarhöfn
At Bjarnarhöfn Shark-museum visitors get to experience a unique Icelandic culture. This family owned museum offers you a peak into their history. This family has been involved with sharks for the pas
Borgarnes Museum
Among other things in the museum, there are two great exhibitions. One is Children Throughout a Century, which is a narrative of Iceland´s history in the 20th century; photographs play a major role.
Ólafsdalur í Gilsfirði
Ólafsdalur by Gilsfjörður, history of 1000 years
Ólafsdalur is a small valley, surrounded by high mountains, where the first agricultural school in Iceland was established in 1880. The beautiful s
Æðarsetur Íslands
The Icelandic Eider Center is a modern museum and knowledge center which invites visitors to learn about the eider duck and the fascinating methods of eiderdown farming in the past and present. Locat
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Travel Tunes Iceland
Discover the charm of Icelandic folks songs with Travel Tunes Iceland in Akranes. Would you like to meet local musicians and have a fun, unique experience?
Travel Tunes Iceland offer you their wonderf
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Eiríksstaðir - Living Museum
A unique historical place, where you can step back to the Viking Era and immerse yourself in the sights, sounds and scents of Eriks the Red's farm which is also the birthplace of Leif the Lucky who is
The Volcano Museum
The museum includes works of art, old and new, showing volcanic eruptions, as well as objects, artifacts, volcanic rocks from the unique collection of proffessor Haraldur Sigurðsson who has carried o
Norwegian House - Regional Muesum
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 h
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Snorrastofa Reykholt
Snorrastofa is a cultural and medieval center located in Reykholt in Borgarfjörður.
Akranes Lighthouses
If you are into photography or just interested in exploring new things in Iceland, you need to look at the Akranes lighthouses. Down by the harbour you will notice two lighthouses. The bigger one is o
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The Settlement Center
The Settlement Center is located in Borgarnes. The Settlement Center consists of a restaurant and a museum. The museum has two exhibitions, one is about the settlement of Iceland and the other one is about a famous viking called Egill Skalla-Grímssón and his life.
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The Leif Eiriksson Center
The Leif Eiriksson Center prides itself of a new exhibition on the settlement of Nordic people in Greenland and the discovering of America long before the days of Christopher Columbus.
Two Icelandic s
Pakkhús Museum
The Pakkhús in Olafsvik is an old trading store, built in 1844. It is a national monument and the Regional Museum of Snæfellsbær town is located on the second and third floors of the building.
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Grundarfjörður Information Center
The Tourist Information Center in Grundarfjörður helps you with information regarding Grundarfjörður, the Snæfellsnes peninsula and other inquiries.
The building also accommodates the public libr
Borgarnes Transportation Museum and Lazy Town Museum
Samgöngusafnið (Borgarnes Transportation Museum): old cars from the past century, photographs and stories.
In the Latabæjarsafn (Lazy Town Museum), there is a collection of things that were used in
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Nýp at Skarðsströnd
Welcome to Guesthouse Nýp! B&B, twin or double, full bedding.
Our guesthouse is off the beaten track with fantastic scenery across the Breiðafjörður bay and a view to the Vestfjords. Two guest
The Agricultural Museum of 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,
Steðji Brewery
On the west coast of Iceland surrounded by low rising mountains, flowing rivers and hot springs lies the farm Stedji, which translates as Anvil, named after the rock formation next to Stedji Brewery a
War and Peace Museum
The unique and remarkable history of the occupation period in Iceland 1940-45 unfolds at the War and Peace Museum. Our exhibition tells the story of how a peaceful countryside was transformed, in the
Library of Water
Vatnasafn / Library of water is a long-term project conceived by Roni Horn for a former library in the coastal town of Stykkishólmur in Iceland. The building stands on a promontory overlooking the oc
Others
Laxness Museum - Gljúfrasteinn
- Gljúfrasteinn
- 270 Mosfellsbær
- 586-8066
Dalur-hestamiðstöð ehf.
- Dalland
- 271 Mosfellsbær
- 566-6885
The White House
- Krossavík
- 360 Hellissandur
- 692 4440 / 896 6860, 896 6860
