The Húsavík Eurovision Song Contest Exhibition (commonly referred to as the Eurovision Museum) is a museum exhibition located on the ground floor of the Cape Hotel in the town of
Húsavík
Húsavík () is a town in Norðurþing municipality on the north coast of Iceland on the shores of Skjálfandi bay with 2,307 inhabitants. The most famous landmark of the town is the wooden church Húsavíkurkirkja, built in 1907. Húsavík i ...
,
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 ...
. The exhibition tells the story of the
Eurovision Song Contest and of the 2020
Netflix
Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fi ...
film ''
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga'', that was set and filmed in Húsavík.
The museum project was first announced in July 2020 by the Mayor of Húsavík during a radio interview following the release of the film. The museum is run by the local
Exploration Museum with permission from the
European Broadcasting Union and
Netflix
Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fi ...
. It displays outfits and instruments from the song contest, as well as costumes and props from the film.
Exhibitions
The museum consists of three main exhibition spaces. The first exhibition tells the story of Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest, displaying the outfits of several of the country's contestants over the years. This included Iceland's first entry
Gleðibankinn
Iceland was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, held in Bergen, Norway. It was the first time Iceland was represented in the contest. While the country had satellite television contact from other nations (the United States and Canada) sin ...
from 1986. The second exhibition tells the story of the Eurovision Song Contest and how it has defined Europe over 7 decades. The third exhibition space features props and costumes from the Netflix movie. In addition, a small space near the exit tells the story of Húsavík's campaign to win a 2021 Academy Award for a
song featured in the film and named after the town.
Gallery
Image:Eurovision Museum Husavik Entrance.jpg, The entrance to the Eurovision Museum.
Image:Eurovision Museum Husavik Display.jpg, Glass display with dresses and jackets from the Eurovision Song Contest.
Image:Eurovision Museum Husavik Opening.jpg, Greta Salóme performing with the Húsavík Oscar Choir at the museum opening.
See also
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Eurovision Song Contest
*''
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga''
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European Broadcasting Union
References
External links
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Eurovision Song Contest
Museums established in 2021
Museums in Iceland
History museums
Music museums
Húsavík