Other places of interest in the area Osvor Museum ,  Natural History Museum

The museum is dedicated to the naturalist and former headmaster in Bolungarvík Steinn Emilsson. The museum was founded in 1998 and exhibits in its 300m2 main hall the tools used and minerals collected by the former headmaster. It also boasts of one of the largest collection in Iceland of stuffed birds, land and sea mammals, amongst them a polar bear. The museum store offers both souvenirs and guidebooks in connection with the natural history of the Westfjords.

Location: Vitastigur 3, 415 Bolungarvik.
Tel:  (+354) 456-7507, (+354) 456-7005., 
nagr@nave.is,  
www.natturugripasafn.is

Opening hours: 9-12 and 13-17.
Weekends: 15. June – 15 August: 13-17 or by appointment.

Other places of interest in the area Bolafjall and Skalavik ,  Isafjordur Maritime Museum ,  Isafjordur Cultural House - The Old Hospital

The museum consists of a replica of a 19th century double fishing booth, salt-shed, fish drying platform and a fish drying shed. It also has on display the fishing boat Ölver that represents the type of boats that were used for fishing at earlier times. The museum gives a realistic picture of the accommodation offered to fishermen of the 19th century, during the harsh winter fishing seasons. Dressed in the traditional protective clothing, made of skin, the curator guides visitors around the museum, offering a unique glimpse of a long gone past. The museum is located beside the road into Bolungarvík on the east side of the bay.

Tel.:  (+354) 892-5744, (+354) 892-1616, (+354) 456-7505.
osvor@nave.is
www.osvor.is

Opening hours:
15. May – 15 June: 10-17.
15 June – 30. August: 9-18.
1. September -  30 September 10 – 15 

Also by appointment.
Other places of interest in the area Bolafjall and Skalavik ,  Isafjordur Maritime Museum ,  Isafjordur Cultural House - The Old Hospital