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Museums
East Iceland has all kinds of museums which tell the rich history that this part of the country has.
War Museum
At the Icelandic Wartime Museum, you can travel back to the days of the Second World War and the military occupation of Reyðarfjörður. The museum gives a vivid insight into life during the war in a
Petra´s Stone Collection
Ljósbjörg Petra María Sveinsdóttir was interested in stones all her life and started to collect them in earnest in 1946.
Most of her stones were found in Stöðvarfjörður and other places in Eas
Maritime Museum
The museum mostly exhibits objects and utensils relating to fishing and seafaring in general. It also displays various reminders of local trade, industry, and medicine from times past. The collection
Museum of Natural History Neskaupstaður
A new and interesting museum which displays the best of Icelandic nature; Icelandic mammals, shellfish, birds, insects and stone collection as well as specimens from the East Icelandic flora.
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Randulffs-sjóhús
Randulff´s Sea House is located by the sea in Eskifjördur. It is during the summer months 2011 and Randulff´s restaurant serves dinner according to a traditional local menu in a unique atmosphere.
Múlastofa Cultural Center
Múlastofa in Vopnafjörður is a memorial exhibition featuring the works of the brothers Jón Múli Árnason and Jónas Árnason, both of whom were born in Vopnafjörður. The brothers were well know
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East Iceland Heritage Museum
The East Iceland Heritage Museum was founded in 1943 and since then its aims has been to preserve the history of East Iceland by collecting and preserving things that reflect the society, culture and
French sailors in Iceland
The avant-garde exhibition in The French Museum in Fáskrúðsfjörður is the newest of Fjarðabyggð's museums and collections. This museum is located in two stately buildings, the Doctor's House a
Skaftfell Center for Visual Art
Skaftfell Center for Visual Art is situated in Austurvegur 42 in Seyðisfjörður, in a grand timber house built-in 1907. The house contains the Skaftfell gallery and bookshop on the middle floor, the
Technical Museum of the Eastfjords
Technical museum
The museum´s main focus is on the influx of modern times around 1880 to 1950. Technical innovations in areas such as mechanics, electricity, communications, telephony, commerce, an
Sláturhúsið
Menningarmiðstod Fljotsdalsherads (MMF) is the Center for Art and Culture in Fljotsdalsherad is located in Slaturhusid, Egilsstadir. As a Center for Performing Arts we are inspired every day to creat
Breiðdalssetur
BREIÐDALSSETUR - Science and heritage centre Located in Breiðdalsvík's oldest house "Gamla Kaupfélagið", built in
1906: Breiðdalssetur facilitates earth and literary research activities focused
Bustarfell Museum
The Museum, i.e.the relics were given to Vopnafjörður by Elín Methúsalemsdóttir in the year 1982. The houses, on the other hand, were sold to the Icelandic nation in 1943 by Methúsalem Methúsa
Museum Norðfjörður
The museum building "Safnahúsið" in Neskaupsstaður includes 3 museums:
Tryggvi CollectionAn impressive introduction to the art of painter Tryggvi Ólafsson from Neskaupstaður.
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Auroras Iceland
In a small village on the east coast of Iceland, The
Icelandic House of the Northern Lights opened in May 2016. You can enjoy the
northern lights exhibition in Wathne´s House (Auroras Iceland). The e
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Mjóeyri Travel Service
Mjóeyri Cottages are one of Eskifjörður's trademarks. They are the charming, red-colored fishing sheds of Norwegian origin.
Our cottages are located on the Mjóeyri peninsula, just outside the vill
Others
Icelandic craft - Nema-Hvað
- Hafnarbyggð 7
- 690 Vopnafjörður
- 473-1565
Sænautasel
- Jökuldalsheiði
- 701 Egilsstaðir
- 853-6491, 471-1086
SVavarssafn - Svavar Guðnason Art Museum
- Hafnarbraut 27
- 780 Höfn í Hornafirði
- 470-8000 , 470-8050
Myndlistarsafn Tryggva Ólafssonar
- Egilsbraut 2
- 740 Neskaupstaður
- 470-9063, 860-4726.
Nanna´s Memorial Museum
- Berufjörður 1
- 765 Djúpivogur
- 478-8977, 478-8975
Cultural Center - Langabúð
- Búð I
- 765 Djúpivogur
- 4788220
The Jósafat Hinriksson’s Maritime Museum
- Egilsbraut 2
- 740 Neskaupstaður
- 4709000
Rare Stone Collection
- Lambeyrarbraut 5
- 735 Eskifjörður
- 476-1177
