Byggðasafn Hafnarfjarðar

Over het museum

The Hafnarfjörður local heritage museum had its formal start at a town council meeting in January 1953, and a local heritage committee was elected in April of the same year. One reason was a fear that objects from the town would be lost if they were not collected by a recognised museum. From the start the plan was to house the museum in Sívertsen House on Vesturgata, which Bjarni Sívertsen had built in 1803–1805 and which is the oldest house in Hafnarfjörður. The house was renovated and opened as a museum in 1974, as part of the celebrations of the 1100th anniversary of the settlement of Iceland.

In 1989 Siggubær was added as an exhibition house. The seaman Erlendur Marteinsson built it in 1902, and his daughter Sigríður Erlendsdóttir lived there until 1978. She bequeathed the house to the museum. It shows how a working-class family in Hafnarfjörður lived in the first half of the 20th century.

The museum now has exhibitions in several historic houses in the town and three outdoor exhibitions that are always open. In the Warehouse at Vesturgata 6 there are usually three exhibitions running: a permanent exhibition on the town's history, a toy exhibition in the attic, and a theme exhibition. Beggubúð is a museum of trade heritage. Admission to the museum is free, and groups can book museum education all year round.

Hoogtepunten

• Sívertsen House from 1803–1805, the oldest house in Hafnarfjörður
• Siggubær: home of a working-class family from the first half of the 20th century
• Permanent exhibition “Þannig var…” (“Thus It Was…”) on the history of Hafnarfjörður
• Toy exhibition in the attic of the Warehouse with old computer games
• Free admission and museum education for groups

Vaste collectie

• Þannig var… – Permanent exhibition in the Warehouse on the history of Hafnarfjörður and the surrounding area from settlement to the present day, with texts, photographs, drawings, films and many objects.
• Sívertsens-hús – The oldest house in Hafnarfjörður, built in 1803–1805, showing how a well-to-do family lived in the early 19th century.
• Siggubær – Home of a labourer and seaman from the first half of the 20th century, showing how ordinary people lived. In the shed next door is an exhibition on the lives of women in Hafnarfjörður from 1920 to 1940.

Opgericht

1953

Beheerder

Hafnarfjarðarbær

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

De toegang is gratis.

Admission is free. Groups of all sizes can book museum education and guided tours.

Toegankelijkheid

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Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Doe- en voelstations

In the attic of the Warehouse there is a toy exhibition designed especially for children, where among other things you can play old computer games. Nursery groups receive a special Christmas programme in December.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

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Service & horeca

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Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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