Akureyri Museum
Under Occupation
Historical Museums in Old Town Akureyri
Open daily 13-16 - One ticket - 3 museums - Winter offer - 2000 isk - Free for children
Open daily from 13-16
Are there books in your language? Who was Nonni?
Local history - Open daily from 13-16
Family friendly exhibitions
News headlines
Land Ahoy - the earliest maps of Iceland
03.06.2026Land Ahoy presents 16th-century maps of Iceland, including the oldest known printed map of the country, published in 1507.
Under Occupation - new exhibition
03.06.2026Under Occupation explores the presence of British, American, Norwegian and Canadian troops in Eyjafjörður during the Second World War.
New exhibition - A Nation Reflected – 50 Years of News Photography
17.02.2026At the photography exhibition A Nation Reflected, moments etched into the national memory by the news photographer Gunnar V. Andrésson
Our museums on RUV english
08.07.2025If you want to know a bit more about our museums. The National brodcasting service visited us this winter.
Open for summer
02.06.2025Our museums are now open for summer. Get to know our history through different museums.
One ticket to all of our 7 museums for only 2600 isk - 2000 isk for seniors and free for children under 18. AND you get free coffe, tea or water at three of them!
Opening hours in winter
05.12.2024Get to know us, our history and traditions at the historical museums in Old Town Akureyri. Open daily from 13-16 in winter.
Christmas exhibitions
05.12.2024Celebrate Christmas nostalgia at the Akureyri Museum, Nonnahús, and the Industrial Museum.
Events
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6. 06 - 1. 01Heimstyrjaldarárin á Akureyri og Eyjafirði með augum hermanna og heimafólks. The war years in Akureyri and Eyjafjörd through the eyes of soldiers and locals.Minjasafnið -
03.10 at 13:00-14:00Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, prófessor í sagnfræði við Háskóla Íslands og fyrrverandi forseti Íslands, kynnir nýja bók sína um þorskastríð og landhelgismál. Sögustund fyrir forvitið og fróðleiksfúst fólk.Í hers höndum
