Iceland review - 2012, Page 59

Trea­sure chest
Experience Viking-Age Reykja­vík a­t the new Settlement
Exhibition. The focus of the exhibition is a­n exca­va­ted
longhouse site which da­tes from the 10th century ad. It
includes relics of huma­n ha­bita­tion from a­bout 871, the
oldest such site found in Icela­nd.

Multimedia­ techniques bring Reykja­vík’s pa­st to life,
providing visitors with insights into how people lived in
the Viking Age, a­nd wha­t the Reykja­vík environment
looked like to the first settlers.
Aða­lstræti 16
www.reykja­vik871.is
National
Museum
of Iceland
The country’s largest museum of cultural history featuring a permanent
exhibition on Iceland’s extraordinary history from settlement to present day.
Opening hours:
Summer (May 1st – September 15th):
Daily 10am – 5pm.
Winter (September 16th – April 30th):
Daily 11am – 5pm except Mondays.
Guided tours in English:
June 1st – September 15th:
Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday 11am.
Suðurgata 41 • 101 Reykjavík
Tel. 530 2200 • www.natmus.is
THE FOLK MUSEUM AT SKÓGAR preserves the cultural
heritage of the Rangárvallasýsla and Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla
region, in the form of tools and equipment used at land
and at sea, crafts, old buildings, books, manuscripts and
documents.
Reconstruction of old turf farmhouses has been one of
the principal features of the museum’s work. The pride of
the museum is the Skógar Church, built in the style which
predominated in Iceland from the Middle Ages until the 19th
century.
Iceland was swept into modernity in an amazingly short
time. A new museum, built in 2002, exhibits the develop-
ment of travel and communication, road building and mech-
anisation at the beginning of the 20 th century. Visit also the
Skógar Boutique and Skógar Café in the new museum. 861 HVOLSVÖLLUR - OPEN DAILY FROM 9:00 TO 18:00
TEL: (+354) 487 8845 FAX (+354) 487 8848. skogasafn@skogasafn.is www.skogasafn.is
THE FOLK
MUSEUM
AT SKÓGAR