National Museum Of Iceland

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  • Address: Suaurgata 41, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland
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  • Timings: 10:00 am - 05:00 pm Details
  • Phone: 354-5302200
  • Ticket Price: 1500 ISK
  • Time Required: 01:30 Hrs
  • Tags: Museums, Family And Kids
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The national museum of Iceland is nothing but an engaging thoughtful and informative collection of Icelandic cultural treasures. Established in 1863 with just about 15 artefacts, now houses a huge compilation of 300,000 artefacts and about 4 million photographs.

Divided into 3 floors the 1st and 2nd floor displays finds right from the Vikings age to the 20th century in chronological order. One of the permanent exhibitions of the museum is-Making of a Nation. It has 2000 objects from settlement age and 100 photographs from 2nd century on display. The collection also comprises of edifices varying greatly in scale including all of Iceland‘s principal turf houses and all the turf churches preserved in their original form, buildings constructed of stone and timber, and wooden churches of several different types.

The ground floor houses a cafe and reasonably priced gift shop, if you plan to take souvenirs I suggest you take from here as most of the other places will not be as reasonable.

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National Museum Of Iceland Travel Tips

  • Free parking available.
  • Audio Guides available.
  • Information available in Braille.
  • All areas are wheelchair accessible.
  • Audio guide is available in Icelandic, English, Danish, German, French, Swedish, Italian and Polish.

Entrance Ticket Details For National Museum Of Iceland

  • Adult: 1500 ISK
  • Seniors (67+), disabled visitors and students: 750 ISK
  • Groups of 10 and more: 1000 ISK
  • Children under 18: free
  • ICOM, FISCOS: free admission
  • Audio guide for children: 300 ISK per person 

How to Reach National Museum Of Iceland

  • Nearby bus station: Haskoli Islands

  • Kaffitar Cafe
  • Studentakjallarinn

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  • National Museum Of Iceland Address: Suaurgata 41, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland
  • National Museum Of Iceland Contact Number: 354-5302200
  • National Museum Of Iceland Timing: 10:00 am - 05:00 pm
  • National Museum Of Iceland Price: 1500 ISK
  • Best time to visit National Museum Of Iceland(preferred time): 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • Time required to visit National Museum Of Iceland: 01:30 Hrs
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  • 75.43% of people who visit Reykjavik include National Museum Of Iceland in their plan

  • 46.61% of people start their National Museum Of Iceland visit around 10 AM - 11 AM

  • People usually take around 1 Hr 30 Minutes to see National Museum Of Iceland

Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday

65.07% of people prefer to travel by car while visiting National Museum Of Iceland

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