Skriðuklaustur

Over het museum

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.

Hoogtepunten

• 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

Vaste collectie

• 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.

Opgericht

2000

Beheerder

Gunnarsstofnun

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

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.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: niet aanwezig
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

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.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Doe- en voelstations
• Verschoonruimte
• Speeltuin / speelhoek

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.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Skriðuklaustur is in Fljótsdalur at the head of Lagarfljót lake, 39 km from Egilsstaðir, 11 km from Hallormsstaður and 5 km from Hengifoss.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Restaurant
• Museumwinkel
• Wifi

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.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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