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The Husavik Whale Museum

634 Reviews

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Closed Now: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Hafnarstett 1, Husavik 640, Iceland

Open today: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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“Well worth an hour or two ”

What a perfect way to spend a bit of time on a cold wet summers afternoon! We’d been blessed with... read more

Reviewed today

Kay G

Hanoi, Vietnam

via mobile

“Lots more thank expected”

We were surprised by the museum! Very interesting Place with lots kg information. Recomended... read more

Reviewed yesterday

Carolin B

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4.5 634 reviews

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Average7%
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The Húsavík Whale Museum is a non-profit organization established in 1997. The Húsavík Whale Museum is situated in Húsavík, a small town in north east Iceland, on the shores of Skjálfandi Bay, just below the Arctic Circle at 66° N. The museum’s...more

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Kay G

Hanoi, Vietnam

163

Reviewed today via mobile

Well worth an hour or two

What a perfect way to spend a bit of time on a cold wet summers afternoon! We’d been blessed with great weather for the first week of our trip, so I suppose we were overdue some cold and wet..... after our boat trip in the...More

Date of experience: June 2019

Thank Kay G

Carolin B

Reviewed yesterday

Lots more thank expected

We were surprised by the museum! Very interesting Place with lots kg information. Recomended! Expanplanation in many languages.

Date of experience: June 2019

Thank Carolin B

harryn310

London, United Kingdom

213

Reviewed 2 days ago via mobile

Lovely Museum, well presented and informative

The Whale Museum is a small but informative museum with one of 2 Blue Whale skeletons in Europe! (The other being in the London Natural History Museum). The museum covers whales, their evolution, their hunting and conservation.

Date of experience: June 2019

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ed1

london

10649

Reviewed 1 week ago

Loved the stories that accompanied the skeletons

Very informative museum which has been well curated. There are about 30 carcasses of different whale species. Each has a sad story as to how it beached, but I liked that this showed that they had once been living animals rather than bones. Interesting to...More

Date of experience: May 2019

1 Thank ed1

Thank you for taking the time to review the museum. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed your visit here. All the best, The Húsavík Whale Museum team

ElaineQPR

Borehamwood, United Kingdom

115

Reviewed 2 weeks ago via mobile

We had a whale of a time!

What a wonderful museum! Very informative and well laid out. The skeletons were impressive and the video of the humpback whales was beautiful. There was even a little cosy seating area with sofas where you could help yourself to coffee (donation based). 20% off entrance...More

Date of experience: June 2019

Thank ElaineQPR

Whale thank you very much for your kind words. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed the visit. All the best, The Húsavík Whale Museum staff

franzbosch

Siena, Italy

679

Reviewed 3 weeks ago

...after the whale whatching...

This museum is very nice and offers a lot of information about whales. Some years ago a complete skeleton of a 23m long blue whale was added to the exhibition. Amazing!

Date of experience: May 2019

Thank franzbosch

Thank you for your review. We are happy to thear that you enjoyed the visit. Kind regards, The Húsavík Whale Museum team

bmfybmfy

United Kingdom

2310

Reviewed 3 weeks ago via mobile

One of the best small museums we’ve ever been to

Brilliant little museum with everything you’d want to know about whales. Highlight are the full skeletons, including a blue which was just incredible. Great to learn all about the whales before going on the boat trip. Nice gift shop and a cute seating area serving...More

Date of experience: May 2019

Thank bmfybmfy

Thank you for reviewing us. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed it. Kind regards, The Húsavík Whale Museum team

Jan P

Reviewed May 1, 2019

Whales

Review of: Entrada al Museo de la Ballena Husavik.

The museum presents whales as unique animals and their natural environment and living habits as well as humans attitude to them starting from early whaling, through massive industrial whaling and its consequences in almost depleting some of the species up to todays protection. All the...More

Date of experience: April 2019

1 Thank Jan P

Thank you for reviewing the Húsavík Whale Museum. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed the visit. Kind regards, The Húsavík Whale Museum staff

301silverf

233

Reviewed May 1, 2019 via mobile

Well worth a visit

Lovely venue with lots of interesting information, very impressive exhibits (many genuine whale skeletons), very friendly and helpful manager. I feel like I didn’t know much about whales before visiting, and I learned a lot and was impressed by the museum’s commitment to whales and...More

Date of experience: May 2019

Thank 301silverf

Thank you for reviewing the Húsavík Whale Museum. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed the visit. Kind regards, The Húsavík Whale Museum staff

DuschanT1

6317

Reviewed April 28, 2019

A MUST VISIT IN ICELAND'S WHALE-WATCHING CAPITAL!

Though not huge by any means, this museum offers the visitor a rich portfolio of documentation, photographs and artefacts on the world's largest mammal. Very child friendly with a separate room where children can learn about whales through play and visual education, it is definitely...More

Date of experience: April 2019

Thank DuschanT1

Thank you for reviewing the Húsavík Whale Museum. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed the visit. Kind regards, The Húsavík Whale Museum staff

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