Iceland review - 2016, Page 132

130 ICELAND REVIEW
NORWEGIAN HOUSE
THE REGIONAL MUSEUM OF
SNÆFELLSNES
Location: Hafnargata 5, Stykkishólmur
Tel: +354 433-8114
Website: stykkisholmur.is/pages/norskahus/
Opening hours: Summer: 11:00-18:00 daily
Winter: Tue, Wed, Thu 14:00-17:00
The Norwegian house, a wooden house built in 1832, was the first
two-story residence in Iceland. Its name derives from the fact that
the wood was imported from Norway. The house was the home
of merchant and politician Árni Ó. Thorlacius (1802–1891) and
his wife Anna M. Steenback (1807–1894) and has been partially
renovated in its original form. The Norwegian house serves as the
regional museum for the Snæfellsnes area, with local items on
display in the attic and rotating exhibitions on the lower level—as
well as a museum shop, featuring Icelandic design, sweets and
products from the region.
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Location: : Garðatorg 1, 210 Garðabær
Tel: +354 512-1525
Website: honnunarsafn.is
Opening hours: Tue-Sun 12:00-17:00.
Closed Mondays
The Museum of Design and Applied Art (Hönnunarsafn Íslands)
is located in Garðabær, 8 km (5 miles) south of downtown
Reykjavík. Four to seven exhibitions are hosted every year, both
on Icelandic and international design. This is the only muse-
um in Iceland to specialize in the field of Icelandic design and
applied art. Our collection includes furniture, graphic design,
textile, clothing, ceramics, glass and jewelry. The museum store
offers Icelandic design and design books for sale—and you can
also enjoy a cup of coffee. Access by car: Route 40 and 41.
Bus: #1, bus stop: Ásgarður. Bike trails from Reykjavík.
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MUSEUM OF DESIGN
Location: Fiskislóð 23-25, 101 Reykjavík
Website: whalesoficeland.is Tel: +354 571-0077
Opening hours: June 1-Aug 31: 10:00-18:00
Sep 1-May 31: 10:00-17:00
With life-size models of 23 whales, including a killer whale,
sperm whale, narwhal, humpback, minke and different species
of dolphins—not to mention a 20-m (66-feet) long replica of a
blue whale, the largest animal on earth—Whales of Iceland is the
biggest whale exhibition in Europe. To educate visitors about the
whales which can be found in Icelandic waters, a biologist was
assigned to create as-accurate-as-possible models of the marine
mammals. Information about the different species can be found on
signs and multimedia screens.
WHALES OF ICELAND
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MUSEUMS SPECIAL PROMOTION
DALVÍK HERITAGE MUSEUM
The museum’s collection comprises thousands of items, mostly
contributed by locals, including various tools and furnishings which
provide insight into the daily life and history of the community. The
natural history collection contains a large number of Icelandic sea
birds and a huge polar bear. There are exhibits on famous people
from the district, such as Jóhann Pétursson ‘the Giant,’ the tallest
Icelandic man on record, and former President of Iceland Kristján
Eldjárn. One room is dedicated to the 6.2 magnitude earthquake
that struck Dalvík in 1934.
Location: Hvoll by Karlsrauðatorg, 620 Dalvík
Website: dalvikurbyggd.is/byggdasafn
Tel: +354 460-4928/892-1497
Opening hours: Jun 1-Aug 31: 11:00-18:00
Off-season: Sat: 14:00-17:00 and by arrrangement
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