National Museum
The National Museum of Iceland was established on 24 February 1863, with Jón Árnason the first curator of the Icelandic collection, previously kept in Danish museums.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Reykjavik, Iceland
- Also known as: “National Museum of Iceland”, “THjodminjasafnid”, and “Þjóðminjasafn Íslands”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National and University Library of Iceland and The Icelandic Phallological Museum.
National and University Library of Iceland
Library
Photo: Gunnar Klack, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Landsbókasafn Íslands – Háskólabókasafn is the national library of Iceland which also functions as the university library of the University of Iceland. National and University Library of Iceland is situated 160 metres northwest of National Museum.
The Icelandic Phallological Museum
Museum
Photo: WiThoFiege, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Icelandic Phallological Museum, located in Reykjavík, Iceland, houses the world's largest display of penises and penile parts. It holds over 300 penises from more than 100 species of mammals. The Icelandic Phallological Museum is situated 1 km northeast of National Museum.
Nordic House
Public building
Photo: Fingalo, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
The Nordic House in Reykjavík is a cultural institution opened in 1968 and operated by the Nordic Council of Ministers. Its goal is to foster and support cultural connections between Iceland and the other Nordic countries. Nordic House is situated 430 metres south of National Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kópavogur and Garðabaer.
Kópavogur
Photo: Axel Kristinsson, CC BY 2.0.
Kópavogur is a town in Iceland that is the country's second-largest municipality by population. It lies immediately south of Reykjavík and is part of the Capital Region.
Garðabaer
Town
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Garðabær is a town and municipality in the Capital Region of Iceland. Garðabaer is situated 6 km south of National Museum.
Kaplakriki
Locality
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Kaplakriki is a multi-purpose stadium in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar. Kaplakriki is situated 7 km south of National Museum.
National Museum
- Categories: national museum, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Reykjavík, Capital Region, Southwest Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“National Museum” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “متحف أيسلندا الوطني”
- Basque: “Islandiako Museo Nazionala”
- Belarusian: “Ісландскі нацыянальны музей”
- Belarusian: “Ісьляндзкі нацыянальны музэй”
- Catalan: “Museu Nacional d’Islàndia”
- Chinese: “冰岛国家博物馆”
- Chinese: “冰島國家博物館”
- Chinese: “冰島國立博物館”
- Chinese: “國立冰島博物館”
- Danish: “Islands Nationalmuseum”
- Dutch: “Nationaal Museum van IJsland”
- Dutch: “National Museum of Iceland”
- Finnish: “Islannin kansallismuseo”
- French: “musée national d’Islande”
- French: “Musée national d’Islande”
- German: “Isländisches Nationalmuseum”
- German: “Thjodminjasafn”
- German: “Þjóðminjasafn Íslands”
- German: “Þjóðminjasafn”
- Hungarian: “Izlandi Nemzeti Múzeum”
- Icelandic: “Þjóðminjasafn Íslands”
- Icelandic: “Þjóðminjasafnið”
- Icelandic: “Þjóðminjasafnshúsið”
- Inari Sami: “Island aalmuglâšmuseo”
- Irish: “Músaem Náisiúnta na hÍoslainne”
- Italian: “Museo nazionale d’Islanda”
- Italian: “Museo Nazionale d’Islanda”
- Italian: “Museo nazionale di Islanda”
- Italian: “Museo Nazionale di Islanda”
- Japanese: “アイスランド国立博物館”
- Korean: “아이슬란드 국립박물관”
- Northern Sami: “Islándda álbmotmusea”
- Polish: “Narodowe Muzeum Islandii”
- Polish: “Þjóðminjasafn Íslands”
- Portuguese: “Museu Nacional da Islândia”
- Russian: “Национальный музей (Рейкьявик)”
- Russian: “Национальный музей Исландии”
- Skolt Sami: “Islaant meermuʹzei”
- Skolt Sami: “Islaant meersažmuʹzei”
- Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Islandia”
- Swedish: “Islands nationalmuseum”
- Ukrainian: “Національний музей Ісландії”
- Ukrainian: “Національний музей”
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