Museums & culture in Iceland
Museums, galleries, open-air heritage sites and the collections worth planning a day around.
open-air museum
Arbaer Open Air Museum
research centre
Arctic Fox Centre
village
Arnarstapi
turf farm
Bustarfell
village
Djupavik
village
Djupivogur
museum
Einar Jonsson Museum
museum
Eldheimar Museum, Heimaey
village
Eyrarbakki
village
Faskrudsfjordur
village
Flateyri
open-air museum
Glaumbaer Turf Farm
writer's house
Gljufrasteinn
turf farm
Grenjadarstadur
town
Hafnarfjordur
theatre
Harpa Concert Hall
hill
Helgafell
village
Hellnar
museum
Herring Era Museum, Siglufjordur
town
Hofn
town
Hveragerdi
museum
Icelandic Emigration Center
tradition
Icelandic Folklore and the Hidden People
museum
Icelandic Phallological Museum
museum
Icelandic Sea Monster Museum
tradition
Icelandic Swimming Pool Culture
village
Kirkjubaejarklaustur
turf farm
Laufas
exhibition
Lava Centre
farm
Modrudalur
museum
Museum of Icelandic Sorcery and Witchcraft
museum
Museum of Prophecies
museum
National Museum of Iceland
museum
Osvor Maritime Museum
museum
Petra's Stone Collection
tradition
Rettir, the Autumn Sheep Round-up
historic site
Reykholt and Snorralaug
gallery
Reykjavik Art Museum
museum
Reykjavik Maritime Museum
tradition
Rimur Chanting
turf farm
Saenautasel
museum
Saga Centre
museum
Saga Museum
art site
Selardalur Art Farm
museum
Sigurgeir's Bird Museum
open-air museum
Skogar Folk Museum
historic house
Skriduklaustur
community
Solheimar Ecovillage
tradition
Sprangan
village
Stokkseyri
town
Stykkisholmur
village
Sudureyri
tradition
The Lopapeysa Sweater
tradition
The Saga Manuscripts
museum
The Settlement Center
museum
The Settlement Exhibition
museum
The Wilderness Center
festival
Thjodhatid
festival
Thorrablot
village
Vik i Myrdal
museum
Viking World
village
Vopnafjordur
museum