The Neskaupstaður Museum House
– home of the Tryggvi Ólafsson Art Collection
By 2007, three different collections had been organised in a building scenically situated in downtown Neskaupstaður: on the ground floor, the Tryggvi Ólafsson Art Collection; on the second floor, Jósafat Hinriksson’s Seafaring and Smithy Collection; and on the third floor, the Museum of Natural History at Neskaupstaður. Ever since then, the building has gone under the name of Museum House, with the shared facilities working out well for all three of the collections inside.
The building was actually constructed in 1922 by an Icelandic merchant group. At the time, it was the largest one in the village, and was used for fish processing and storing wares. After the original owners went bankrupt in 1926, the local harbour fund acquired the building and put it to various uses. Besides storing fish and other goods, the premises were used for baiting lines and salting fish. Netmaking operations were housed in the building for two decades, and the fishing company Síldarvinnslan (SVN) also used some of the space for storage and repairs. Through numerous adjustments and improvements, however, the facilities became well suited to the three museums.
The Neskaupstaður Museum House
– home of the Tryggvi Ólafsson Art Collection
Egilsbraut 2
740 Neskaupstað