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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 ...

. * Akranes Folk Museum * Akureyri Art Museum *

Árbæjarsafn Árbæjarsafn () is the historical museum of the city of Reykjavík as well as an open-air museum and a regional museum. Its purpose is to give the public an insight into the living conditions, work and recreational activities of the people of Reyk ...

* Aurora Reykjavík *

Aviation Museum of Iceland The Aviation Museum of Iceland ( is, Flugsafn Íslands ) covers the history of aviation in Iceland. It is housed at Akureyri Airport and was formally opened on 24 June 2000. History The museum was founded on 1 May 1999 and formally opened on 24 Ju ...

Borgarnes Museum Safnahús Borgarfjarðar
* Bobby Fischer Center *

Center for Icelandic Art The Icelandic Art Center ( is, Kynningarmiðstöð íslenskrar myndlistar ; IAC) is the platform for Icelandic visual art activities. IAC promotes Icelandic art by connecting the local visual art community with the international art network. IAC en ...

* Duus Museum * Galleri Sudurgata 7 * Gljúfrasteinn *

Gufunes Gufunes () is a historical estate and park for sculptures and artwork in northeastern Reykjavík. Today it lies within the Grafarvogur part of the city, located to the southwest and south of the Eidsvik Cove and Geldinganes Headland. It contain ...

* Höfn Glacier Museum *

Húsavík Whale Museum The Húsavík Whale Museum is a non-profit organization established in 1997. The Húsavík Whale Museum is situated in Húsavík, a small town in north east Iceland, on the shores of Skjálfandi Bay, just below the Arctic Circle at 66° N. It b ...

* Icelandic Museum of Design and Applied Art (''Hönnunarsafn Íslands'') * The Icelandic Museum of Rock 'n' Roll *

Icelandic Phallological Museum The Icelandic Phallological Museum ( is, Hið íslenzka reðasafn ), located in Reykjavík, Iceland, houses the world's largest display of penises and penile parts. As of early 2020 the museum moved to a new location in Hafnartorg, three times th ...

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 ...

* Museum of Icelandic Sorcery and Witchcraft *

National Gallery of Iceland The National Gallery of Iceland ( is, Listasafn Íslands ) is an art museum in Reykjavík which contains a collection of Icelandic art. The gallery features artwork of famous Icelandic artists and artwork that helps explain the traditional Icelan ...

National Museum of Iceland National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ...

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 b ...

Reykjasafn
(Byggðasafn Húnvetninga og Strandamanna) *

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 Icela ...

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 i ...

* Reykjavik Maritime Museum * Reykjavík Municipal Archives *

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 retire ...

* Skóbúðin - museum of everyday life *

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 ...

* The Transportation Museum at Ystafell *

The Árnesinga Folk Museum ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...

The Herring Era Museum The Herring Era Museum ( is, Síldarminjasafnið á Siglufirði ) is located in Siglufjörður, Iceland. It is Iceland's largest maritime museum and the only Icelandic museum to have won the ''European Museum Award''. The museum officially opene ...

* Vikin Maritime Museum * The Arctic Fox Center *

The Exploration Museum The Exploration Museum ( is, Könnunarsögusafnið ) is dedicated to the history of human exploration, from the early explorers to the exploration of space. The museum is located in the center of Húsavík in North Iceland, from the Arctic Cir ...

Þjóðveldisbærinn Stöng Þjóðveldisbærinn Stöng (, ''Stöng Commonwealth Farm'') is a reconstructed viking-era farmstead in Iceland, located in the Þjórsárdalur valley near road 32 in Árnessýsla county. It is a historically accurate reconstruction of the three b ...

Viking World museum Viking World ( is, Víkingaheimar ) is a museum in Njarðvík, Reykjanesbær, Iceland. The museum opened on 8 May 2009,Íslendingur *

Volcano House Volcano House is the name of a series of historic hotels built at the edge of Kīlauea, within the grounds of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park on the Island of Hawai'i. The original 1877 building is listed on the National Register of Historic Pla ...

Westfjords Heritage Museum The Westfjords Heritage Museum ( is, Byggðasafn Vestfjarða ) is a museum in Ísafjörður in the Westfjords of Iceland. The museum is based on maritime heritage and gives an insight into the local Westfjords fisheries and fishing industry as wel ...

* Whales of Iceland

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