Historical Museums in Old Town Akureyri
Open daily 11-17 - One ticket - 7 museums - 2600 isk Free for children
Akureyri Museum
Laufás heritage site - Open daily 11- 17
1 ticket - 7 museums - 2600 isk - free for children
Local history - Open daily from 11-17
- One ticket 7 museums 2600 isk - Free for Children under 18
Open daily from 11-17
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Akureyri Museum
Local history
Open daily 11-17
2600 ISK- free for children
Booking groups: minjasafnid@minjasafnid.is
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Nonni's house
Local history
Open daily 11-17
2600 isk - free for children
Booking groups: minjasafnid@minjasafnid.is
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Museum Church
Open daily 11-17
Bookings for:
weddings, baptism and concertsminjasafnid@minjasafnid.is or
tel. 462 4162
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Akureyri Toy Museum
Open daily 11-17
2600 ISK- free for children
Booking groups: minjasafnid@minjasafnid.is
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Laufás heritage site
Open daily 11-17
2600 ISK - free for children
laufas@minjasafnid.is
Tel: 462 4162
News headlines
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.
Traditional Culture Celebration at Laufás
19.06.2024Come and enjoy traditional dancing, old haymaking techniques, and artisan crafts at Laufás on Sunday, June 23, from 2 PM to 5 PM!
Unique Icelandic Maps - Exhibition Talk
07.06.2024What is so fascinating about historical maps of Iceland? Join Haraldur Þór, the museum director, and Karl-Werner Schulte, the donor of the maps, as they share the intriguing stories behind the maps in the Schulte collection.
Legendary Maps of Iceland 1535-1849 - opening of an exhibition
02.06.2024German Ambassador, Clarissa Duvigneau, opens the exhibition Legendary Maps of Iceland 1535-1849 – The Schulte Collection at the Akureyri Museum on Thursday, June 6, at 17:00.
The exhibition features 43 large and small maps of Iceland by leading European cartographers from 1535-1847. The oldest maps show vague outlines often based on questionable information, sometimes even pure fabrications and falsifications. They also depict mythical islands and fantastic creatures.
Events
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13. 06 - 1. 09Frá því fyrstu tónar úr fiðlum og lúðrum bárust um verslunarstaðinn Akureyri í byrjun 19. aldar hefur tónlist skipað stóran sess í menningu bæjarins. Þetta er efni sýningarinnar Tónlistarbærinn Akureyri.Minjasafnið
