Skriðuklaustur
Culture and research centre in the house of the writer Gunnar Gunnarsson from 1939 at Skriðuklaustur, with exhibitions on the writer and the medieval monastery.
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Om museet
Gunnarshús at Skriðuklaustur in Fljótsdalur was built in 1939 by the writer Gunnar Gunnarsson when he returned to Iceland after thirty years in Denmark, determined to become a great farmer alongside his writing. The German architect Fritz Höger from Hamburg designed the house. The building was a huge project at the time, and even today the house is on the list of the largest detached houses in the country.
Gunnar and his wife Franzisca lived at Skriðuklaustur for only nine years and gave the house and estate to the Icelandic state in 1948. From 1949 to 1990 it was an agricultural research station. A guest flat for artists and scholars was set up in part of the house in 1989, the centenary of Gunnar's birth, and since 2000 Gunnarsstofnun (the Gunnar Foundation) has run it as a centre of culture and research.
On the site are also the ruins of a monastery from the 16th century, which are open all year free of charge. In Gunnarshús there are permanent exhibitions about the writer and about the medieval monastery and its archaeological excavation, as well as art exhibitions and events. Visitors can enjoy multimedia, augmented reality and virtual reality, and on the lower floor of the house is the restaurant Klausturkaffi.
Højdepunkter
- The 1939 manor house of Gunnar Gunnarsson
- Exhibition on the life and works of the writer
- Exhibition on the medieval monastery at Skriða and the archaeological excavation
- Virtual reality in the monastery buildings and augmented reality with Uggi litli
- Klausturkaffi with food from the region
Permanente udstillinger
- Gunnar Gunnarsson – Exhibition on the life and works of the writer Gunnar Gunnarsson in Gunnarshús.
- Klaustrið að Skriðu – Exhibition on the history of the medieval monastery and the archaeological excavation on the site.
- Grundlagt
- 2000
- Ejer
- Gunnarsstofnun
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 1.800 ISK |
|---|---|
| Nedsat pris | 1.000 ISKSenior citizens, people receiving disability pensions and students |
| Børn og unge | gratisgratis til og med 18 år · Children and young people aged 18 and under enter free when accompanied by an adult. |
| Pensionister | 1.000 ISK |
| Personer med handicap | 1.000 ISK |
| Studerende og elever | 1.000 ISK |
| Grupper (fra 20 pers.) | 1.500 ISK pr. personGroups of twenty or more people, per person; groups of more than 20 guests must book a guided tour. |
| Guided tour of the archaeological site, groups (ten or more people), adults | 1.000 ISK |
The admission ticket is valid for two days and gives access to all exhibitions, unless stated otherwise; a guided tour of the museum is included. Admission to the museum is not included in the buffet price at Klausturkaffi. The archaeological site is open to everyone free of charge all year round.
Tilgængelighed
- Kørestolsvenlig
- Elevator: findes ikke
- Handicaptoilet
- Handicapparkering
- Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
- Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
Good wheelchair access around the house. There is a ramp into the museum on the upper floor, and there is no barrier into the restaurant on the lower floor, but there is no lift between floors and there are thresholds at all doors. A paved path suitable for wheelchairs leads down to the viewing platform by the archaeological site. There are four gender-neutral toilets on site, one of which, on the lower floor, is accessible to disabled people. Two marked disabled parking spaces are in the upper and lower car parks.
Børn og familie
Velegnet til børn og familier
| Entré for børn | gratis til og med 18 år |
|---|
- Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn
- Interaktive stationer
- Puslerum
- Legeplads / legehjørne
The site is family-friendly. Outside there is an obstacle course, a climbing wall, a maze, a sandpit and a toy room, and in the museum children can get to know Uggi litli through augmented reality and explore the monastery buildings in virtual reality. Baby-changing facilities are in the toilet on the lower floor.
Transport & parkering
I bil
Parkering muligt
There are two car parks at Skriðuklaustur, and the lower car park suits coaches and larger vehicles. More parking is at Snæfellsstofa, the visitor centre of Vatnajökull National Park, about 400 m away.
- Handicapparkering
Skriðuklaustur is in Fljótsdalur at the head of Lagarfljót lake, 39 km from Egilsstaðir, 11 km from Hallormsstaður and 5 km from Hengifoss.
Planlæg ruteService & spisesteder
- Café
- Restaurant
- Museumsbutik
- Wi-fi
Klausturkaffi on the lower floor of the house serves lunch and coffee buffets in summer and emphasises food from the region; it is open at the same times as Gunnarshús. The museum shop is on the upper floor. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the house, and guests may connect to it.
Arrangementer & udlejning
Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette.
Planlæg dit besøg
| Rundvisninger | ja |
|---|---|
| Audioguide | ja |
| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Fotografering | Visitors may take photographs of everything in the area and share them on social media unless otherwise specified. |
| Godt at vide | A guided tour of the museum on the upper floor is included in the admission price. A guided tour is always available in Icelandic and English, and sometimes in Danish, German, Spanish and French, depending on which staff are on duty. It is possible to visit the museum without a guided tour, but the admission fee is still charged. The audio guide Veggirnir tala (The Walls Speak) covers the building of Gunnarshús in 1939. Schools book visits by phone or email. Dogs are welcome in the area but not inside the museum or the café. |
