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 Covid 19 pandemic was at its peak in Iceland (March-May) the expectation numbers were much lower than the results. The Icelanders were almost 40% of the visitors, with Germany safely in first place of foreign countries.

The Húsavík Whale Museum's staff would like to thank everyone who visited this summer. The winter projects are next up for the staff members, including maintenance, school collaboration etc.

The museum is open from 11-17 this week but from September 14th the opening hours will be:

Monday-Friday: 11-17
Saturday-Sunday: 11-15

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 from 12-16. The museum is closed on Sundays. There is plenty of hand sanitizer by the counter. The 2 meter distance rule will be obeyed and please note that the maximum capacity of guests is restricted to 50 people at the same time.

According to the museum's project manager Heiðar Hrafn Halldórsson, the employees are relieved to be able to open the museum again, although they realize the visitor numbers will be low the first weeks. There were a few guests in the museum today which was an inspiring feeling compared to the lockdown weeks. The Húsavík Whale Museum should be a must-stop-place for this summer's tourists, being built up by high quality exhibitions. The leading role so to speak is without a doubt the blue whale skeleton. The giant skeleton is one of only two on display in Europe.