Hraunsrétt sheep round-up © Húsavíkurstofa Around May, after the lamb are born and a few days rest, the sheep are spread around the country. This is done to ensure that each sheep has enough space and fodder for the next month. In summer they range completely free without any human interference and are free to… Read More »Húsavíkurrétt/ Sheep Roundup at Húsavík

At some round-up several thousand sheep are gathered © Húsavíkurstofa Around May, after the lamb are born and a few days rest, the sheep are spread around the country. This is done to ensure that each sheep has enough space and fodder for the next month. In summer they range completely free without any human… Read More »Mánárrétt á Tjörnesi/ Mánár Sheep Roundup at Tjörnes

Hraunsrétt sheep round-up © Húsavíkurstofa Sheep are integral to Iceland: some 800,000 roam the country, more than twice the human population, and they’ve sustained the island’s inhabitants for centuries. Best of all, they’re almost entirely free range. After lambing time in May, farmers turn their flocks loose to graze on the lush highland grasses and… Read More »Hraunsrétt í Aðaldal/ Sheep Roundup at Aðaldal

Flock of Leader Sheep © Forystusetur Sheep are integral to Iceland: some 800,000 roam the country, more than twice the human population, and they’ve sustained the island’s inhabitants for centuries. Best of all, they’re almost entirely free range. After lambing time in May, farmers turn their flocks loose to graze on the lush highland grasses… Read More »Víkingavatnsrétt í Kelduhverfi/ Víkingavatns sheep roundup

Welcome the exhibition "From shaping to remember" in the Museum House Húsavík.  Last fall, the exhibition was set up in the Árnesinga Art Museum in Hveragerði, with nine artists from all over the country. The group subsequently decided to disseminate this interesting knowledge of the diversity of this art to the public and make the… Read More »Frá mótun til muna – From earth to artefacts

  This traveling exhibition show illustrations made by Icelandic artists for Icelandic school books spanning from the first years of the democracy to books used nowadays.

Nemendur 10. bekkjar Borgarhólsskóla sýna "Sorry, ég svaf hjá systur þinni"   Föstudagur 27.sept kl. 17:30 Laugardagur 28. sept. kl. 14:00 Sunnudagur 29.sept. kl. 14:00 Mánudagur 30.sept. kl. 17:30 Miðvikudagur 2.okt. kl 17:30   Sýnt í Gamla Samkomuhúsinu, Likstjóri er Karen Erludóttir Miðaverð er aðeins .500 kr fyrir 6ára og eldri. Hægt að panta miða… Read More »Sorry, ég svaf hjá systur þinni/ Theater play

The Exploration Museum welcomes explorers and adventurers from around the world to the 5th annual Explorers Festival. Events take place in Reykjavík, Akureyri, Húsavík and at Lake Mývatn from October 13 to October 19, 2019.   Sunday Oct 13: Lake Mývatn Pre-event: Leonardo Piccione:”Of Volcanoes and Men” at Lake Mývatn Tuesday Oct 15: Reykjavík –… Read More »5th Explorers Festival

Piramus og Þispa setur upp leikritið HELGIN FRAMUNDAN leikstjóri er Jóhann Kristinn The theater group of the secondary school in Húsavík 'Piramus og Þispa' shows the play HELGIN FRAMUNDAN (The weekend ahead) by Jóhann Kristinn

Piramus og Þispa setur upp leikritið HELGIN FRAMUNDAN leikstjóri er Jóhann Kristinn The theater group of the secondary school in Húsavík ‘Piramus og Þispa’ shows the play HELGIN FRAMUNDAN (The weekend ahead) by Jóhann Kristinn

Piramus og Þispa setur upp leikritið HELGIN FRAMUNDAN leikstjóri er Jóhann Kristinn The theater group of the secondary school in Húsavík ‘Piramus og Þispa’ shows the play HELGIN FRAMUNDAN (The weekend ahead) by Jóhann Kristinn