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Museums In Iceland
This is a list of museums in Iceland. * Akranes Folk Museum * Akureyri Art Museum *Árbæjarsafn * Aurora Reykjavík *Aviation Museum of IcelandBorgarnes Museum Safnahús Borgarfjarðar * Bobby Fischer Center *Center for Icelandic Art * Duus Museum * Galleri Sudurgata 7 * Gljúfrasteinn *Gufunes * Höfn Glacier Museum *Húsavík Whale Museum * Icelandic Museum of Design and Applied Art (''Hönnunarsafn Íslands'') * The Icelandic Museum of Rock 'n' Roll *Icelandic Phallological Museum *ICGV Óðinn * Museum of Icelandic Sorcery and Witchcraft *National Gallery of Iceland *National Museum of Iceland *PerlanReykjasafn(Byggðasafn Húnvetninga og Strandamanna) *Reykjavík 871±2 *Reykjavik Art Museum * Reykjavik Maritime Museum * Reykjavík Municipal Archives *Safnasafnid Icelandic Folk and Outsider Art Museum * Skóbúðin - museum of everyday life * Technical Museum of East Iceland * The Transportation Museum at Ystafell *The Árnesinga Folk Museum *The Herring Era Museum * Vikin M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its surrounding areas) is home to over 65% of the population. Iceland is the biggest part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge that rises above sea level, and its central volcanic plateau is erupting almost constantly. The interior consists of a plateau characterised by sand and lava fields, mountains, and glaciers, and many glacial rivers flow to the sea through the lowlands. Iceland is warmed by the Gulf Stream and has a temperate climate, despite a high latitude just outside the Arctic Circle. Its high latitude and marine influence keep summers chilly, and most of its islands have a polar climate. According to the ancient manuscript , the settlement of Iceland began in 874 AD when the Norwegian chieftain Ingólfr Arnarson became the first p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ICGV Óðinn
ICGV ''Óðinn'' is a decommissioned offshore patrol vessel formerly operated by the Icelandic Coast Guard. She is the oldest ship in the coastguard's fleet, and it is believed that her Burmeister & Wain engines are the only such engines that are still serviceable in the world today. Since her withdrawal from active duty, she has served as a floating exhibit at the Reykjavík Maritime Museum in Reykjavík Harbour. The ship is still maintained, and operative as of June 2022. Service On 23 October 1963, ''Óðinn'' went to the aid of the British trawler ''Northern Spray'', which had run aground off the coast of Iceland, and with the trawler ''James Barrie'', rescued ''Northern Spray''s crew and attempted unsuccessfully to refloat the stranded trawler. The Cod Wars On 30 April 1976, during the cod wars, she was rammed in the stern by the British sidewinder trawler ''Arctic Corsair'', after ''Óðinn'' had made three attempts to cut the trawl warps. In 2017, with both vessels mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Árnesinga Folk Museum
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The Transportation Museum At Ystafell
The Transportation Museum at Ystafell ( is, Samgönguminjasafnið Ystafelli) is the oldest transportation museum in Iceland, established in 1998 and opened in July 2000. Located between Akureyri (~57 km) and Húsavík (~37 km) it sits in the valley Kaldakinn. The museum features a collection of historic cars and trucks, and displays about roads and road transport in Iceland. See also * List of museums in Iceland This is a list of museums in Iceland. * Akranes Folk Museum * Akureyri Art Museum *Árbæjarsafn * Aurora Reykjavík *Aviation Museum of IcelandBorgarnes Museum Safnahús Borgarfjarðar * Bobby Fischer Center *Center for Icelandic Art * Duus Mus ... References External links Official website Official website Automotive museums Museums in Iceland {{Iceland-museum-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Technical Museum Of East Iceland
The Technical Museum of East Iceland ( is, Tækniminjasafn Austurlands ), located in Seyðisfjörður, Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ..., was established in 1984 as one of four specialized museums in the so-called Eastfjords area of Iceland. Technical Museum of East Iceland and Seyðisfjörður local heritage museum. Retrieved 10 June 2013. The museum later accepted the responsibility of also being a local heritage museum for the Seyðisfjörður area. The museum is closed at the moment because of a mud slide in 2020 that damaged large parts of the museum. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Safnasafnid Icelandic Folk And Outsider Art Museum
The Icelandic Folk and Outsider Art Museum (Safnasafnið in Icelandic) is a museum of folk and outsider art located outside Akureyri in northern Iceland. It was founded in 1995 by artist Níels Hafstein, and Magnhildur Sigurðardóttir, a retired psychiatric nurse. History The museum is run by the co-founders Níels Hafstein, and his partner Magnhildur Sigurðardóttir along with a board. Its goal is to bring more attention to outsider and folk art, and crafts by taking it from the fringes of art appreciation to center stage. An important part of the museum's concept is to combine its collection of art made by neurodiverse artists and exhibit them alongside progressive contemporary art in an annual summer exhibition. The museum is situated in a former school building, and a neighboring trading-post house, which are joined by a modern extension built in 2007 Collection and archives The museum actively collects, preserves and researches outsider, and folk arts and crafts as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reykjavík Municipal Archives
Reykjavík Municipal Archives ( is, Borgarskjalasafn Reykjavíkur ) is an independent institution of Reykjavík municipality, the most populous municipality and capital of Iceland. The Reykjavík Municipal Archives collects, records and preserves various records pertaining the operation and history of both public institutions as well as private enterprises and individuals related to Reykjavík. (in Icelandic) The Reykjavík Municipal Archives contain the personal records collections of former Icelandic prime ministers |
Reykjavik Art Museum
Reykjavik Art Museum ( is, Listasafn Reykjavíkur ; founded in 1973) is the largest visual art institution in Iceland. It occupies three locations in Reykjavík; Hafnarhús by the old harbour Kjarvalsstaðir by Klambratún and Ásmundarsafn in Laugardalur The Museum possesses the largest art collection in Iceland and the most voluminous gallery space to be found amongst the country's galleries. In more than 3000 square meters of gallery space over twenty exhibitions are run every year, ranging from extensive exhibitions from the museum's collection to installations of contemporary art by young, international artists. The Museum offers a variety of events all year round where art is closely examined from different angles and with different emphasis. Extensive family programmes as well as guided tours for students of all levels are cultivated. In addition, the museum takes active part in ambitious cooperative projects and festivals in the field of music, film, design, dance, d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reykjavík 871±2
The Settlement Exhibition Reykjavík 871±2 is an exhibition on the settlement of Reykjavík, Iceland, created by the Reykjavik City Museum. The exhibition is based on the archaeological excavation of the ruin of one of the first houses in Iceland and findings from other excavations in the city centre. The exhibition is located in 101 Reykjavík, on Aðalstræti 16, on the corner of Aðalstræti and Suðurgata. The focus of the exhibition is the remains of a hall from the Settlement Age which was excavated in 2001. The hall was inhabited from c. 930–1000. North of the hall are two pieces of turf, remnants of a wall which was clearly built before 871±2, hence the name of the exhibition. Such precise data dating is possible because a major volcanic eruption from the Torfajökull area spread tephra across the region and this can be dated via glacial ice in Greenland. The hall is among the oldest human-made structures so far found in Iceland. Also on display are objects from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perlan
Perlan (; English: The Pearl) is a prominent landmark in the Icelandic capital of Reykjavík. It is situated on the top of Öskjuhlíð, Öskjuhlíð hill. It was originally only a cluster of hot water tanks, but in 1991 it was converted to a building open to the public, and now hosts an exhibition, a planetarium, an observation deck, a restaurant, and a cafe. History In 1939, a single hot water tank was constructed on Öskjuhlíð hill in Reykjavík, where Perlan stands today. It is 61 meters above sea level, which gives enough pressure to push water up to the 10th floor of a building, 38 meters above sea level. That sufficed to supply water anywhere in Reykjavík – even to the hill where Hallgrímskirkja church stands today. In the next two decades, five more tanks rose beside the first one. They were torn down and rebuilt in the late eighties. In 1991, those six hot water tanks became the base of Perlan, a building open to the public. This project was largely at the beh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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