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Könnunarsögusafnið [The Exploration Museum]
| [The Exploration Museum] | |
| Website: | www.explorationmuseum.com |
| Contact name: | Giuditta Gubbi |
| Address: | Héðinsbraut 3, 640 Húsavík, Iceland |
| E-mail: | info@explorationmuseum.com |
| Telephone: | +354 694 8668 / +354 463 3399 |
| Open to the public? / Opening hours: | Daily: 9.00-18.00 |
| Year of foundation: | 2014 |
| Activities: | April 2015: Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Hubble Telescope with the unveiling of an unreleased image, assigned to the museum by ESA/Hubble. July 2015: Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Astronaut training in Iceland – guests: Apollo Astronauts Harrison Schmitt, Walter Cunningham, Rusty Schweickart. Regular projects with local schools |
| Collections: | Highlights of the exhibits: Vilborg Gissurardottir’s South Pole expedition jacket; Ari Trausti Gudmundsson’s North Pole expedition jacket and certificate; Charcot’s Pourquoi-pas? boat model; display of pictures of the early 20th century polar explorers; Moon rock from Apollo 17; collection of photos of the Apollo astronauts training in Iceland; items used by the Apollo astronauts during their training and stay in Iceland; a photo of Neil Armstrong with his original signature, given to the museum by his two sons Mark and Rick Armstrong; original Apollo 11 crew patch from Neil Armstrong's personal collection, given to the museum by his two sons Mark and Rick Armstrong; original Mercator’s Map of Iceland, 1569; small collection of original 18th and 19th centuries maps; reproduction of Viking weapons; handmade reproduction of Viking navigation tools; collection of original portraits of the most important Viking explorers by painter Arturas Slapsys; original series of paintings of Husavik Viking settler Nattfari, by painter Kristinn G. Johansson |
| Notes: | Member of NASA Museum Alliance. |
Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands [Icelandic Institute of Natural History]
| [Icelandic Institute of Natural History] | |
| Website: | www.ni.is |
| Contact name: | Anna Sveinsdóttir |
| Address: | Gardabaer: Urridaholtsstraeti 6-8, 210 Gardabaer, Iceland Akureyri: Borgum vid Nordurslod, 600 Akureyri, Iceland |
| E-mail: | ni@ni.is |
| Telephone: | +354-590-0500 |
| Fax: | +354-590-0595 |
| Open to the public? / Opening hours: | Office hours: 9.00-16.00 |
| Year of foundation: | 1889. [Maintained by the Iceland Natural History Society between 1889 and 1946. Taken over by the State in 1947.] |
| Publications: | Acta Botanica Islandica (1972-)Acta Naturalia Islandica (1946-91); Bliki (1983-); Fjölrit (1985-) |
Thjodminjasafn Islands [National Museum of Iceland]
| [National Museum of Iceland] | |
| Website: | www.natmus.is |
| Address: | Sudurgata 41, PO Box 1439, IS-101 Reykjavik |
| Telephone: | +354-552-8888 |
| Fax: | +354-552-8967 |
| Year of foundation: | 1863 |
| Publications: | Arbok hins Islenzka Fornleifafelags (1880-) |