Minjasafnið á Akureyri - Akureyri Museum

Well designed exhibitions and the beautiful museum garden with its 19th century church is not to be missed if you visit Akureyri. The exhibitions provide the visitor with ample information in various forms and themes equally about the history of fjord from settlement and but also the history of Akureyri and its development from the 19th century.

Admission: ISK 800

Exhibitions 

Eyjafjörður from the settlement.

An interesting exhibition with artifacts from the settlement period 874-1000 to the reformation era. The artifacts are on loan from the National Museum.

Akureyri - the town by the bay.

The exhibition depicts in different themes how Akureyri has developed as a town since the early 19. century.

Those were the days... Akureyri in pictures.

Pictures celebrating 150 years of Akureyri town.

Picture gallery

The museum manages the old turf farm Laufás which is open from 30th of May daily from 9 am - 5pm.

Special events arranged by the Museum include: historical walks, an evening of song in the museum church,  market day at Laufás, Christmas preparations at Laufás etc.

 Friendly atmosphere and staff more than willing to engage in a conversation with guests.

 „With my best compliments for the extraordinary quality of your Museum. Very good design and also good museology.“  Luis Juaris Medur ICOM from Brazil.

• Forsíða
• Minjasafnið
  • Starfsmenn
  • Vinafélag
  • Rannsóknir
  • Verðskrá
  • Sýningar
• Laufás
• Fræðsla
• Safnbúð
• Myndir
• Fyrirspurn
• Skáldahúsin/Dichterhäuser