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12/07/2018
Entrance to the Skógar Museum.
Shaun Hunter
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12/07/2018
Views of the several buildings that make up the Skógar Museum from the platform at Skógafoss. The museum contains three museum sections: a folk section, an open-air section, and a technical section.
Shaun Hunter
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12/07/2018
Numerous turf houses from around the region have been relocated to the museum, where visitors are welcome to go inside the buildings and view them.
Shaun Hunter
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12/07/2018
The museum has several historic buildings, including an estate home constructed of driftwood and the planks of a shipwreck and a church made up of historical pieces dating around the year 1600. Museum visitors are welcome to enter both.
Shaun Hunter
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12/07/2018
The interior of a schoolhouse built in 1901.
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12/07/2018
The mid-nineteenth century fishing boat, Pétursey, once sailed with a crew of 17 off the south coast of Iceland before anchoring the Skógar Museum's maritime history section.
Shaun Hunter
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12/07/2018
The Transport Museum building, opened in 2002, contains displays relating to the history of transport, communications, and technology.
Shaun Hunter
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12/07/2018
Historic busts lie inside the Skógar Museum halls.
Shaun Hunter
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12/07/2018
Historic vehicles and an extensive collection spanning the past of technological devices and machinery make up some of the museum's 15,000+ artifacts.
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12/07/2018
The museum houses a cafe and souvenir shop inside the Transport Building.
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Sculptures and power plant buildings sit on the museum grounds.
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A thorough collection of Icelandic mammal, reptile, aviary, arachnid, and insect specimens are on display in standing and shelved glass cases in the museum.
Shaun Hunter
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12/07/2018
The museum was started by Þórður Tómasson, and continues growing today.
Shaun Hunter
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12/07/2018
One of the more interesting items in the collection at the Skógar Museum.