Húsavík Whale Museum’s attendance numbers from June-August 2020 were 11.500. That’s roughly 1/3 of the visitor numbers during the summer months of 2019. When the
Dear guests Following an updated government plan on maximum number of people at one place and social distancing requirements the staff of the Húsavík Whale
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
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.