National Museum of Iceland

National Museum of Iceland is a history museum Háskóli Íslands Reykjavik located in Iceland.

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    +354 530 2200

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  • Type

    History Museum

Address

Suðurgata 41 (Hringbraut) 101 Reykjavik Iceland

Credit Cards Yes (incl. Visa & MasterCard)
Wi-Fi Free

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Andrew Ramsey

SUPER informative. The perfect size for a museum . You can spend an hour reading the exhibits and get an amazing sense for Iceland's history

Maya Shanmugam

The place to come for Icelandic History 101. I recommend coming here, then walking 10ish minutes to the settlement exhibition , where you'll see an excavated Icelandic farm house.

Lyudmila Dyankova

One of the best museums ever visited. Great displays, overwhelmingly informative, NOT boring in the slighest. Check out the hands-on rooms on the second floor where you can try the ring armour on!

J Kofler

I liked the audio stations best. The whole museum gives you a good feeling of how Iceland came to be. And everything is also in English.

Jason Baughman-Oprică

An excellent museum worth the visit. Full of informational displays and well organized so you can skip around what you don’t find interesting. Check bags downstairs for free. Coffee shop is nice.

Catherine Wroclawski

Really nice museum with a lot to see. They even have free lockers to hold your stuff during your visit. Definitely worth it, especially if you have a the Reykjavík city card.

Kathryn Lepage

Really nice exhibition about Islandic culture and history since the settlement !! Very interesting things to see ... Worth a visit

Margrét Gústavsdóttir

I love the cafe at this place but if you are a traveller you must look at the museum to get familiar with our weird Icelandic culture .

María Inés Fernández

Good exhibition , really well explained! Also the gift shop is pretty nice and there is a cozy cafe

Duncan Howsley

Fascinating museum ! Really worth visiting if you’re visiting Reykjavik.

Carl Griffin

Wonderful place to learn about the history & culture of Iceland.

Bill Spearman

Very interesting exhibits that provide a good introduction to the history of Iceland.

Risiana Levie

Must visit when in Reykjavík! Learn about how it all started in Iceland! Very interesting!

Samuel Goeta

A really captivating museum for having a glimpse into Icelandic history. 👏

Max Wendkos

Give yourself at least two hours to explore and learn about Iceland's history.

Andrew Smith

Lovely exhibitions , nice coffee shop . Certainly worth your time.

Jon B

Fabulous museum , great coffee and the best carrot cake in Reykjavik!

Evgeny Vasilets

Great info graphics, interesting and well written description of exposition

Gypsy Heart

Culture , cafe ! Wonderful museum !!

Natalie Petrou

Very nicely organized museum ! One of the best I have visited...

Jay Butler

Second floor older history was more interesting that the third floor recent history.

Benjy Weinberger

Be warned, the 11AM English guided tour is only operated in the summer months .

LeenO

Def worth seeing to know the history of Iceland and know where the Icelandic people came from.

Norman Chia

Visit here to have an overview of Iceland's history.

Gabriel Seah

The WiFi password is settlement

Per

Excellent historical museum - worth a visit.

Hallgrímur Arnarson

Get to know the Icelandic christmass lads the days before christmass

kt Wan

Free on Wednesdays.

Páll Hilmarsson

Free wifi in coffeeshop, wich sells excellent coffee

Thomas Pfnür

Nice museum !

Fred Byrne

Very expensive for a museum . €16 per person is not worth it

Mariya Kuzmenko

Экспозиции небольшие, но ёмкие и интересные, куча интерактивных досок и гидов, очень тихо

Júlí Karlsson

Virkilega fræðandi og uppbyggjandi.

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