The Árnesinga Folk Museum
The House
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 Eyrarbakki Iceland
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| Coordinates | 63°52′00″N 21°09′00″W / 63.86667°N 21.15000°W |
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The Árnesinga Folk Museum is a small museum located at Eyrarbakki, a village on the south coast of Iceland, where visitors can experience past times and learn about the history of the building and the region. It is situated in the center of the village near the church. It is also accessible by Strætó bs bus.
The Árnesinga Folk Museum is located in the old merchant's house at Eyrarbakki that is usually called the House (1765). It is one of the oldest extant residential buildings in Iceland, and the House prides itself on its rich history and warm atmosphere.
The House and the so-called Assistant's House connected to it were privately owned until 1992 when they became a state property. After restoration of the buildings, the Árnesinga Folk Museum moved its activities there in 1995. However it was first established in 1964 and situated at Selfoss.
The aim of the Árnesinga Folk Museum is to collect, record, preserve and restore, as well as research topics in rural, cultural and occupational history of the county and introduce to the public.
At the Árnesinga Folk Museum visitors can experience past times, see how the merchant's family lived, and learn about the commercial history of the village. There are also temporary exhibitions which cast light on everyday life and the cultural heritage of the county.
In 2001 the Árnesinga Folk Museum took over the management of a maritime museum which was established in the 1960s by Sigurður Guðjónsson. The Maritime Museum is close to the House where a twelve-rower farsæll is the largest item. Beitningaskúrinn (1925) is also worth visiting, a shed from the heyday of the motor boat fishery, there is exhibition with narratives from those who used to work there.
Eggjaskúrinn, a little shed north of the House was rebuilt and opened in 2004 and now houses a collection of birds and eggs that once belonged to the merchant Peter Nielsen.
In 2011 the Árnesinga Folk Museum bought the house Kirkjubær (1918) which is located just west of the museum itself. It is now being restored and the plan is to display a typical public home of the interwar period.
Various temporary exhibitions take place at the museum as well as cultural events such as concerts, lectures and book readings, where authors read from recently published books.
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