Landnámssýningin - Reykjavík

Kristinn F.

Skemtileg og fræðandi

Inga ?. P.

Skemmtilega uppsett!

Claudia S.

I loved this museum! I am particularly interested in the settlement era of Iceland's history, so this was really interesting for me. There were LOTS interesting exhibits to read and explore. I spent a couple of hours there!

I am disabled. The museum is wheelchair accessible with accessible bathrooms, although the museum floor itself is undulating. Be a little cautious.

The museum is free for disabled people, but you have to ask. They don't seem to suggest this discount, no matter how disabled you look!

Carlos M.

Exhibición muy bien organizada y abiertas los fines de semana. Debería ampliar las explicaciones sobre la estructura de la vivienda sobre la que se desarrolla la exhibición. El juego de luces con la explicación de la vivienda es muy útil pero muy poco activo, le falta más colores y sonidos para que sea más didáctico

Yuan Y.

The coolest part of the museum was the centrepiece Viking long house foundations. It was difficult to view in total due to the low ceiling (presumably because there's stuff on top of it), but otherwise the exhibit was well done. The other exhibits were all about the history of Reykjavik, which was presented in a fairly dry manner with minimal interaction and variety in the displays. The Settlement Exhibition cost as much as the National Museum of Iceland but had considerably less content.

will M.

This is a wonderful place to visit with some very nice audio visual effects to show how settlers came and habitation developed. Original archeology of long house is here and you can get close up to look. There is a lot of reading and information too so younger kids may lose interest. The museum is also linked to the oldest house museum. For best value visiting in Reykjavik buy the city pass which allows access to most of the museums and also local swimming pools/geo heated pools.

Lauren R.

This was a fantastic museum nestled just off of the Víkurgarður square. Really cool to see the excavation site and explanations around what the site would have looked like. The rest of the museum was also really interesting talking about the development of Reykjavík and Iceland. I also appreciated getting to learn about the more recent history as far as how like WW2 impacted/accelerated development. The little shop and house interior recreation was neat as well.

You can also pick up Reykjavik City Cards at the front desk here! Definitely recommend if you’re hitting a bunch of museums/galleries during your stay.

Mallory L.

I highly recommend this museum. It had so much history and was very enjoyable as well as educational.