The Herring Era Museum

This museum was very fascinating. Learned about how the herring industry transformed the Iceland economy and introduced women's and worker's rights. There are actual restored buildings as part of the exhibit. Amazing to see the actual buildings as they were used. Our guide was excellent and our tour was topped off by having herring samples on rye bread along with Icelandic aquavit. Just a stellar experience.

We took a tour that included time at these museums as part of the trip. I have to confess - this was not something we were particularly interested in and expected it to just be a 10 minute bore...boy, were we WRONG. This place was GREAT - there are multiple buildings, lovingly maintained and curated to give you a great feel of the main industry in Iceland many years ago - this covers the living conditions, the work, the boats (they have multiple actual boats hidden in one of the buildings), the fish preparation, and more. The owners was there and was very friendly and they have nice restroom facilities. Overall, we were all blown away and really enjoyed it and wished we could have had MORE time to spend here. Excellent museum - don't miss it!!!

Really fun museum in this once prosperous herring town. The whole museum consists of three main building, including salt station (the red house where you can purchase ticket), fish factory and boat house. Recommended stay time: 1.5hour The exhibition on the first floor of salt station mainly tell the history about herring fishing. You can go upstair but mind your head and there can you see the life from the herring era. I can tell everything is carefully arranged. Fish factory nearby show some parts of the fish oil and fish meal industry. You can smell the odor from that time. Several fishing boats laid besides the "dock" in boathouse. Some of them are accessible.

Fun museum and super interesting if you like fishing or just local history. They have preserved A LOT of equipment from the herring era it’s really impressive. The boat house really feels like your standing on the dock with the hustle and bustle of an active fishing port. Lots of good informational signs. I spent about an hour here and 2 hours is the max you’d need.

The museum is clearly the highlight of this sweet town. It seems a lot was invested in turning the factory into a museum. However, all exhibitions are passive - there's no way to see the machinery in action, to see herring fish, taste, smell and touch.

We made it to the Herring Museum ~30 mins before closing time, yet it was still such a wonderful experience! The staff was super nice, and the museum itself is very unique in that it allows you to actually see and interact with the things on display up close (you can even go inside the boat!). They even have discounts for students! Overall, definitely worth a visit!

My wife and I visited in July 2024. I was initially a little skeptical about going but I am glad that I did! It was really interesting. The best part was seeing the living quarter as they were when people were working there so many years ago. Learning about the business and the way of life for the people in the area was great!

Worth a stop. Several buildings are along the road and you can park at either end and start. Only 3 buildings were open when I was there. Great look at the majestic herring industry that was along the coast. Old photos, historic rooms and offices that look like no one has touched them in 100 years. Access boats and living quarters. Tells the story in brief, just enough for me in my stop over driving the coast.