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 until May 4th or until the ban on gathering ends.
The museum staff will continue to work on various projects in the museum. To contact us please send an email to info@whalemuseum.is.
Norwegian Minister of Fisheries, Marianne Sivertsen Næss The Norwegian Minister of Fisheries has announced that the minke whale fishing quota for 2026 will be increased by 235 animals from the previous year.
The Whale Museum in Húsavík has hired Arngrímur Arnarson to serve as museum director. Arngrímur, known to most as Agga, was born and raised in
SEA LIFE Trust has announced a new welfare-focused project on the organization's Facebook page, which is intended to prepare the baby seals Little Grey and Little White for