The Museums of Fjarðabyggð

Six wonderful museums, Find your favourite one

All museums are open daily from June-August or by appointment at +354 470 9063.

Egilsbraut 2, 740 Neskaupstað

+354 477 1446 / 470 9063 sofn@fjardabyggd.is

Tryggvi Ólafsson Art Collection

The artist Tryggvi Ólafsson is one of Iceland’s best-known contemporary artists. Born in 1940 at Nörðfjorður in Fjarðabyggd, he studied at the

The Icelandic College of Art and Crafts from 1960 to 1961 and at the Royal Art Academy in Copenhagen from 1961 to 1966. The exhibition features his life’s work.

Jósafat Hinriksson’s Maritime Museum

The museum displays interesting objects relating to fishing, iron work, boat building, and Icelandic people of ages past. It displays a replica of Jósafat’s father’s old iron workshop where Jósafat studied and started his career.

The East Iceland Museum of Natural History at Neskaupstaður

A new and interesting museum which displays the best of Icelandic nature. Featured are Icelandic mammals, shellfish, birds, insects, and a stone collection as well as specimens of East Icelandic flora.

Opening hours: June-Aug: Daily 1pm-5pm or by appointment.