A Local View

The Little Potato Festival

A lecture on potatoes and the plight of the Irish in the 18th century.

Fisherman's Day Weekend

Fire and Wool

Children's Culture Festival

Let's go see a movie!

And Then a Little Something Occurred

The exhibition And Then a Little Something Occurred opens at the Akranes Folk Museum

Winter Days in Akranes - Events at the Folk Museum

Our exhibition was nominated for the Icelandic Museum Award 2022!

Close to 2,500 people visited the haunted labyrinth

A haunted labyrinth, a project of the Akranes folks Museum on Vökudagar, a local cultural festival, was a great success and received conciderable praise.

Great turnout so far

The turnout for the new permanent exhibition at the museum has been outstanding so far. We have received field trips from various schools, tourist groups, both foreign and domestic.