Reykir Regional Museum in Hrútafjörður tells the story of farm and fishing communities around Húnaflói. Its centerpiece is Ófeigur, a preserved wooden boat once used for shark fishing.
Museum snapshot
Reykir Regional Museum preserves the working history of communities around Húnaflói, with one large object at the center of the visit.
Ófeigur is an 11.9-meter wooden boat built from driftwood in 1875. Crews used it for shark fishing until 1915, then carried goods in it until 1933. Standing beside the dark hull makes the risks and physical scale of open-boat fishing easier to grasp than a display of tools alone.
The boat is 3.3 meters wide and could carry 55 barrels of shark liver. Fishing equipment and interpretation around the hull explain how shark fishing supported households along Húnaflói.
Current municipality description of the museum, Ófeigur and the two exhibition halls.
Photo guide
Driftwood remains part of the local material history represented by Ófeigur.
Ófeigur fills much of the fishing hall, while the larger hall follows everyday rural life around the start of the 20th century.
The rural collection includes tools, household objects and reconstructed interiors. A baðstofa from Syðsti-Hvammur and rooms connected with older farms show how several parts of family life once shared limited indoor space. Smaller displays cover subjects such as food history, local women and crime.
The museum is small enough for a focused stop, but a quick walk past Ófeigur misses much of the regional story.
About one hour gives most visitors time to see the boat, read the main interpretation and walk through the rural-life displays. The collection suits adults interested in local history and children who respond to large objects, boats and tools.
Reykir is less than 1 kilometer from Route 1, so it fits naturally into a drive through North Iceland. If you also plan to visit Kolugljúfur, leave enough time for the outdoor walk rather than treating both stops as equally quick.
Opening periods, admission and guided visits can change at a small regional museum.
Use the museum website for current contact and visitor details. In winter or poor weather, check the road through Hrútafjörður before setting out.
First-party contact and visitor information.
English visitor overview and regional context.
Current official road information for the drive through Hrútafjörður.
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