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The Icelandic Sorcery and Witchcraft Museum

The Icelandic Sorcery and Witchcraft Museum

The Museum of Sorcery and Witchcraft was opened in the summer of 2000 and attracts around 11 thousand guests every year.

The exhibition tells the story of the witchcraze in Iceland in the 17th century and how witchcraft is presented in our folklore. Guests will learn about certain witchcraft cases and about different witchcraft like necropants to gather money, find a thiefe and wake up the dead.  

Open all year.
Summer hours: May 15th - September 30th: 10:00-18:00 every day of the week
Winter hours: Oktober 1st - Mayl 15th: 12:00-18:00 every day of the week

The Icelandic Sorcery and Witchcraft Museum

The Icelandic Sorcery and Witchcraft Museum

The Museum of Sorcery and Witchcraft was opened in the summer of 2000 and attracts around 11 thousand guests every year. The exhibition tells the stor
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