The Icelandic Seal Centre is an exhibition- and research center. At the center’s exhibition guests can learn about seals and other wildlife of the area, including the notorious Arctic Fox, Eider Duck,...

Gljufrasteinn was the home and workplace of Halldor Laxness (winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955) and his family for more than half a century. Laxness Museum YouTube link The house is n...

A unique exhibition of international art and objects related to volcanic eruptions and their impact. On 31. May 2009 we opened an introductory exhibition of Eldfjallasafn Volcano Museum in Stykkishólm...

Sverrir’s Sundry Collection is a private museum like no other in Iceland. It is not only a historical or agricultural museum, an appliance, and household collection; nail and forging compilation, or a...

Tryggvi Olafsson Art collection Tryggvi Olafsson is born in 1940 at Nordfjordur in Fjardabyggd. He studied at The Icelandic College of Art and Crafts 1960–61 and at the Royal Art Academy in Copenhagen...

Arnes is a unique example of the home and lifestyle of the early 20th century in Iceland. The house is a small wooden house, built at the end of the 19th century and is in large parts as it was in the...

The Toy Collection in Fridbjarnarhouse is a place to relive your childhood as well as look into the Icelandic childhood of the past. A collection of old toys is displayed and you can also let your chi...

The exhibition Birdland presents birds in Icelandic nature and culture in a novel and creative manner. The exhibition focuses on the needs of children but is also of significant interest to adults. Ea...

Akureyri Art Museum is situated in the town center; in Listagil (Art’s Street). It aims to promote visual arts and culture in the local community as well as in a wider global context. The museum hosts...

The Handknitting Association of Iceland was founded in November 1977 by hundreds of Icelanders, mostly women, who supported their income by knitting pullovers, gloves, hats and socks from the special...