Representatives of the Whale Museum in Húsavík and Whales of Iceland, the Whale Show in Grandi, signed a cooperation agreement yesterday at the Vestnorden travel trade conference held in Reykjavík. The agreement implies that its parties will promote each other's collections and exhibitions. This includes, in particular, that brochures and promotional materials from both parties will be available at the Whale Museum in Húsavík and at the Whales Show at Whales of Iceland in Reykjavík.
The most important part of the partnership consists of discount terms that are mutually valid for customers of both contracting parties from 2017. Thus, an admission ticket to the exhibition in Reykjavík will be valid as a 20% discount to the museum in Húsavík and vice versa. It will be sufficient for customers to present a ticket from either of these parties for confirmation.
In the opinion of both parties, the agreement is positive, and the cooperation agreement is beneficial for the customers of both parties.
Sædís Guðmundsdóttir, CEO of Whales of Iceland, and Valdimar Halldórsson, CEO of the Húsavík Whale Museum, hand-sell the contract.
About the Whale Museum in Húsavík
The whale museum in Húsavík was founded in 1997. The museum is a specialized museum about whales whose main purpose is to promote the collection of memorabilia and stories related to whales and whaling, their registration and preservation. In addition, its role is to disseminate education and information about whales and their habitat in a practical and interesting way, thus facilitating the public's access to such information. By teaching about whales and their habitat, the Whale Museum also increases the educational value of whale watching trips that depart from Húsavík and elsewhere. The number of visitors in 2016 is expected to be more than 35.000.
About Whales of Iceland
The whale exhibition, Whales of Iceland, was opened in February 2015. In the exhibition, you can find life-size human-made models of the 23 species of whales that have been found in the seas around Iceland, along with various interactive educational centers. An audio guide is also offered where visitors can learn about the whales in a light and interesting way. The goal of the whale exhibition is to give visitors an insight into the unique world of whales and the opportunity to come into contact with this world that is otherwise so hidden from us.
