Húsavík Whale Museum

A nice museum to learn more about these beautiful creatures 🐳! Short and sweet but has many real skeletons of whales including a blue whale which is amazing! Just to see the scale!

I’m not exactly sure why I liked it so much but it was a highlight of my trip to Iceland. Having read Moby Dick a few times it was so cool to see the sperm whale skeleton and imagine it diving thousands of feet to do battle with a giant squid. Getting to see the baleen up close was also so cool. I can’t promise you’ll be as impressed as I was but don’t visit Húsavík without a stop at the museum. Also they have objectively the coolest knit hat in the world.

Quite nice but not big museum with many scheletons of whales and some interesting notices to read, a nice film but unfortunately it plays just every hour and last show is at 4pm...it can be a bit more interactive specially for children but it is a good experience indeed.

Loved coming here after our whale watching trip! Great information and fun facts about all different types of whales, and the history and future of the relationship between humans and whales.

Very nice museum to visit. Maybe if you have a little time to spend im Husavík or if the weather is not on your side. Unfortunately we had no luck seeing the gentle giants in the ocean, but still learnt a lot about them at the museum. Also great gift shop!

terrific work, we learn a lot, and not only about whales but about our planet and its evolution. highly recommended even if there's a lot to read. it s easy to stay there at least 1.5 hour.

Cool to see skeletons of a handful of whales but not very contemporary and overall kind of boring. 30 minute stop. No elevator and not handicap accessible to get to the second floor as a result. Better things to do or see the one in Reykjavik.

I am not the museum kind but this museum was worth a visit. It can be categorized into three broad sections- 1. On whales, their anatomy, types and social behavior; 2. Climate change and as it relates to Arctic area and whales; 3. Whale’s role in human life as food and other uses of whale’s body after it dies. Overall very balanced information and incredibly useful. I found several facts that kept me engaged despite the number of exhibits that can feel a bit dry. Children enter free and if you do whale watching with north sailing, we got some additional discounts. I strongly recommend a visit here.