Skagafjörður Folk Museum
The Skagafjörður Folk Museum is an outdoor settlement museum that was established in 1948 when the National Museum of Iceland acquired the rights to use the old town of Glaumbær at Langholt.
- Museum
- …is not wheelchair accessible
- Description: museum and reconstructed farm in Sveitarfélagið Skagafjörður, Iceland
- Address: Glaumbær, Varmahlíð, 561
- Email: byggdasafn@skagafjordur.is
- Also known as“Glaumbær”“Glaumbær (museum)”“Glaumbær Folk Museum”“Regional Museum of Skagafjörður”
- Established: June 15, 1952
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Varmahlid.
Varmahlid
Varmahlíð is a small village in Skagafjörður, northern Iceland.
7 km south of Skagafjörður Folk Museum
Skagafjörður Folk Museum
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Latitude
65.61098° or 65° 36′ 40″ north
Longitude
-19.50467° or 19° 30′ 17″ west
Open location code
9CQ2JF6W+94
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OpenStreetMap feature
building = yes
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = museum
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Skagafjörður Folk Museum” goes by many names.
Glaumbær friluftsmuseumDanish
Byggðasafn SkagfirðingaIcelandic
GlaumbæjarsafnIcelandic
Glaumbær (byggðasafn)Icelandic
Byggðasafn SkagfirðingarNorwegian Bokmål
Byggðasafn SkagfirðingaPolish
ГлаумбаерRussian
Glaumbærs hembygdsmuseumSwedish
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