Aurora Reykjavik, Capital Region, Iceland
4.0 (1.834 reviews) Monday: 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Price Range: from $22.00 Ranking #7 in Reykjavik Speciality Museums
Great way to see the Northern Lights
Aurora Reykjavík is Iceland’s first and only Northern Lights Center, and the not-to-be-missed place to start your Northern Lights adventure. Take a walk through history and learn about mythology around the arctic circle. Explore the science via interactive displays and try your camera settings in the unique Northern Lights photo simulator. Aurora Reykjavík’s pull and ace up its sleeve is its fantastic HD time-lapse movie of the Aurora Borealis. Sit back in bean bags and enjoy this 30-minutes film with dazzling aurora displays captured all over Iceland. Immerse yourself completely into the Northern Lights with the world’s first 360° film of the Aurora Borealis, featured in VR googles. The museum shop stocks a unique selection of high-quality items by Icelandic designers. Aurora Reykjavík offers textbooks in various languages as well as QR-code based audio guides on your own mobile device. For extra comfort, bring your own headphones.
Address
Grandagardur 2, Reykjavik 101 Iceland
Mobile
Website
http://www.aurorareykjavik.is
Working hours
Monday : 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Tuesday : 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Wednesday : 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Thursday : 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Friday : 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Saturday : 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Sunday : 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Monday, May 13, 2024, 11:58
Price range
from $22.00
User Ratings
4.0 based on (1.834 reviews)
Reviews
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5Wesley C 5:00 PM Jul 12, 2022
Next Best Thing to Seeing It in Person
Museum dedicated to the aurora borealis/northern lights phenomenon, which appears in Iceland during the winter months. If you're visiting Iceland during other times of the year, this is the next best thing to seeing it in person. Your visit starts by examining how different cultures relate to it and the legends they have developed to explain it. Another section examines the science behind the lights. The final section is a mind-blowing video showing photos of the northern lights taken in various locations around Iceland. This was one of my favorite stops and I highly recommend it!!!!
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5Kelly M 5:00 PM Mar 18, 2022
Superb!
Aurora Reykjavik is a dream. The owners are Aurora Borealis enthusiasts and majority, if not all, of the stunning photos displayed in the museum are originals. Aurora captures everything- folklore from around the world, the science behind the northern lights, interactive demonstrations of how the northern lights are created and how to take a photo of the northern lights when you do see them! They had informative videos and a beautiful display of lights from locations all across Iceland. They even had VR headsets to create an immersive experience. I highly recommend, especially before going searching for the northern lights. There was a lot of love and appreciation put into Aurora Reykjavik.
