The Heritage Museum at Garðskagi

The Heritage Museum at Garðskagi, from 1995, is located in a beautiful museum area by Garðskagaviti Lighthouse in Suðurnesjabær, on the Reykjanes Peninsula.   The museum preserves artifacts and photographs and tells the story of the life and work of the people in the area.  The motorboat Hólmsteinn GK20, a 43ton wooden boat, stands by the museum. An impressive collection of several dozens of engines and motors along with a GMC called the Truck with its long working history. The Clinker boat named Fram, built in 1887, is preserved in the museum.  Nordic Clinker boats are on the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. A museum reception and shop with the original store counter and interior from 1921, children play area, and diverse exhibitions e.g. models of old houses, fisheries, an Icelandic home in a fishing village.   Free admission. Skagabraut 100, 250 Suðurnesjabær +354 425 3008 byggdasafn@sudurnesjabaer.is Open: May – Sept. 10 am - 5 pm. Open by arrangement Oct. - April.