The Herring Era Museum, Northeast Region, Iceland
4.5 (377 reviews) Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #1 in Siglufjordur Speciality Museums
Outstanding local museum
The Herring Era Museum is Iceland's largest maritime museum - where the 'glory days' of Iceland's herring fisheries and industry are brought back to life in three different buildings. Róaldsbrakki, a 1907 salting station and bunkhouse. On Saturdays featuring a live outdoor salting show and accordion dance. Grána, a 1930s-era fishmeal and oil factory. The Boathouse, the town's thriving harbour of the 1950s with many old fishing boats at the dock. The museum is officially recognized as a museum specializing in the history of the herring fisheries in Iceland. It may even be the only museum of its kind in the world. Winner of the Icelandic Museum Award in 2000 and won the European Museum Award in 2004, as Europe's best new museum of industry and technology.
Address
Snorragata 10, Siglufjordur 580 Iceland
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Website
http://Sild.is
Current local date and time now
Monday, May 13, 2024, 19:12
User Ratings
4.5 based on (377 reviews)
Reviews
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4Stefanie H 5:00 PM Jul 11, 2021
Comprehensive museum
There are three buildings to this museum - the main house, the boat building, and the herring processing building. They were all very interesting to show how Siglufjordur became so involved in herring, but we found the main house to be fun because the rooms were set up in the time period. It was fun to see how the people lived, and the artifacts are comprehensive. There is also a video playing on the first floor, and there is also a video in the processing building, which also contains the machinery. Admission also gets you in to the Folk Music Museum. There is parking in the lot right across the street by the marina. Definitely worth a stop if you are in Siglufjordur.
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4FoodyMama 5:00 PM Sep 11, 2022
3 of us liked it, 1 wasn't that thrilled!
Visiting this museum was recommended by people we met in a hot springs, and it was right on our route, so we stopped by. There is a LOT of information about the history, fishing, and packing of herring, here in Iceland and in other places. You could spend a lot of time reading the displays. Seeing where the workers lived (tiny!) was interesting, along with some old movies of the workers processing the fish. There are several buildings; our favorite was the one built around a ship. You can go up and walk around, go inside, and get a good feel for what it's like to be on one of those fishing boats. The museum is not on a main route for most travelers, and I don't think I'd go too far out of my way to see it, but if you have the time, it is an interesting piece of history you won't see anywhere else. And they have done a good job of showcasing the information.
