Under Occupation - new exhibition

Under Occupation explores the presence of British, American, Norwegian and Canadian troops in Eyjafjörður during the Second World War. On 17. May 1940, one week after the occupation of Reykjavík, the coastguard vessel Ægir arrived at Akureyri with 40 seasick soldiers on board. Thousands more followed, and more than thirty military camps were established in and around the town.

The exhibition is based on photographs, film footage, objects, maps and contemporary accounts from both soldiers and local people. Together, they reveal a world of military occupation, cultural encounters and sometimes comic misunderstandings.