The Húsavík Whale Museum opened today, after being closed since March 22nd because of a Covid related ban on gatherings. Opening hours in May are
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing ban on public events decreed by the Minister of Health, the Húsavík Whale Museum will be closed
The Húsavík Whale Museum‘s employees went abroad in late February with their spouses, in a highly anticipated trip to New York City. The purpose of
On June 17th 1998 the museum moved in a 200 m2 area in a old baiting shed by the harbor called „Verbúðir“. In the next
The predecessor of the Húsavík Whale Museum was a small exhibition in Hotel Husavik that opened in 1997. At the time whale watching was beginning
The Húsavík Whale Museum opened an anniversary exhibition in May 2019 to celebrate its 20th anniversary. In the next weeks, some parts of the museum’s
Last Saturday was the final day of a 9 month long whale watching season in Húsasvík. Both Gentle Giants and North Sailing departed for their
Húsavík Whale Museum is seeking an artist to create exhibition in the museum’s art space for next season 2020-21. The exhibition´s theme must be related
Dear reader, Whalecome at the introduction of the whales of Skjálfandi bay part 5. After the blue whale and the porpoise, the minke whale and
Hvalasafnið á Húsavík er sérhæft safn um hvali sem hefur þann megintilgang að stuðla að söfnun muna og sagna tengdum hvölum og hvalveiðum , skráningu þeirra og varðveislu. Auk þess er hlutverk þess að miðla fræðslu og upplýsingum um hvali og búsvæði þeirra á hagnýtan og áhugaverðan hátt og auðvelda þannig aðgang þjóðarinnar að slíkum upplýsingum. Með fræðslu um hvali og lífríki þeirra eykur Hvalasafnið einnig á fræðslugildi hvalaskoðunarferða sem farnar eru frá Húsavík og víðar.