Tækniminjasafn Austurlands
Technology heritage museum on Seyðisfjörður about technology and industry in East Iceland; a mudslide in 2020 destroyed a large part of the museum, and a new basic exhibition is being prepared.
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About the museum
Tækniminjasafn Austurlands was formally founded in 1984, and its first exhibition opened in 1995 to mark the centenary of the town of Seyðisfjörður. The museum is dedicated to technological development in East Iceland from around 1880, including machinery, electricity, communications, transport and buildings. For a long time it was housed in the Wathne estate (Wathnestorfan) in Seyðisfjörður, including Wathne House and the engineering workshop of Jóhann Hansson.
On 18 December 2020 a major mudslide (aurskriða) fell on Seyðisfjörður. It swept away many houses, including a large part of the museum's buildings, and much of the collection was destroyed, although some items were saved. The museum has since reviewed its activities and policy and continues to save what remains of the collection.
The museum has not yet moved into new premises and says that some years will pass before it does. Meanwhile the exhibition “Búðareyri – saga umbreytinga” (Búðareyri – A History of Change) is open to visitors in the old engineering works in Seyðisfjörður. In autumn 2026 the rebuilding of Angró by the lagoon began; the building is to house the museum's new basic exhibition. The museum has also set up cairns (vörður) at three places in the town, which address the seasons, community, youth and nature.
Highlights
- The exhibition “Búðareyri – saga umbreytinga” (Búðareyri – A History of Change) in the old engineering works
- The history of Búðareyri, the cradle of technology and settlement in Seyðisfjörður
- Multimedia in Icelandic and English for children and adults
- The museum's cairns at three places in town
- Rebuilding of Angró for the new basic exhibition
Permanent exhibition
- Búðareyri – saga umbreytinga – Exhibition in the old engineering works on the history of Búðareyri, the part of Seyðisfjörður where the mudslide of December 2020 fell, with multimedia for all ages.
- Founded
- 1984
Admission & discounts
| Adults | ISK 1,500 |
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| Reduced | ISK 1,000Pensioners and students |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 12 · Children aged 12 and under enter free. |
| Seniors | ISK 1,000Pensioners |
| Students & apprentices | ISK 1,000Students |
Members of FÍSOS and ICOM enter free.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 12 |
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The Búðareyri exhibition is designed for children as well as adults, and its information is arranged in layers so that each visitor decides how deeply to explore.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | The exhibition Búðareyri – A History of Change is in Icelandic and English and also has an online exhibition. It is set up with multimedia, partly outdoors, on the floors and wall fragments of the houses destroyed by the mudslide. |
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