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Visit to the museum

We welcome guests and groups with the mission of providing good service and a unique experience.

Locations

The Harbor House

Duus Museum, Duusgata 2-8

The main exhibitions are located in The Harbor House.

The wharf building was built in 1877 as a warehouse for merchant Duus. The house has a protected status and is largely original. Its main attraction is the pulley wheel in the attic, which was used to hoist goods to the upper floors of the building.

Open weekdays 10 AM-5 PM

Weekends 12 - 5 PM

Closed Mondays.

Stekkjarkot

on Njarðarbraut

Stekkjarkot is a reconstructed turf house, typical of the many cottages that characterized the area in the 19th century. The inhabitants of Stekkjarkot had to rely only on fishing for a living as farming was forbidden on the rented land. Stekkjarkot was inhabited in 1857-1887 and then again in 1917-1923. The current building was built in 1993 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the town of Njarðvík.

Open by appointment only.

Innri-Njarðvík

Njarðvíkurbraut 42

In Innri-Njarðvík there is an opportunity to look back into the past and learn about the conditions of the inhabitants in the first half of the 20th century.

The same family lived on the large farm Innri-Njarðvík for 300 years. The family's history is intertwined with Njarðvíkur church, where the farmers were also churchkeepers. The house at Njarðvíkurbraut 42 was built in 1906 and the couple Jórunn Jónsdóttir and Helgi Ásbjörnsson lived there. When Jórunn died in 1974, the house and its contents were donated to the museum.

Open by appointment only.

Accessibility

We strive to ensure access to our exhibitions for everyone.

Free parking is available across the street from Duus Museum. All exhibition halls are accessible by wheelchair. Please note, however, that as the Harbor House is old and largely fitted with original fixtures, the floor on the upper levels is slightly uneven. A lavatory for disabled persons is located on the ground floor of the Harbor House.

By Stekkjarkot and the museum's house in Innri-Njarðvík parking is provided close to the houses. Regrettably, the exhibitions in those two locations are not wheelchair accessible due to the nature of the building types.

Please contact the museum staff if you need more accessibility information.

For children

We find it important that our exhibitions appeal to all age groups.

To make the visit even more exciting for children, we provide activities and worksheets during a visit.

Scavenger Hunt

The Harbor House

Button

To Sew a Fine Seam

The Harbor House

Worksheet

School groups

School groups are welcome to the museum.

We receive school groups at the Harbor House in Duus Museum and in Stekkjarkot. Please book school visits in advance.

Admission is free of charge for school groups.

To book a visit, please contact the museum staff at byggdasafn@reykjanesbaer.is

Groups

We welcome groups to the museum. Groups can either explore the museum on their own or get a guided tour of the exhibitions.

Groups are welcome to visit the Harbor House in Duus Museum during the museum's opening hours. You can get a short introduction to the museum's exhibitions at no extra charge. An entrance fee must be paid according to the tariff.

You can book an expert guide to the museum's exhibitions. A guided tour must be booked in advance. Please refer to the list of available services and admittance fees below.

Stekkjarkot and the house in Innri-Njarðvík are only open by appointment. The museum staff provides information on entrance fees.

Please contact us for group bookings at byggdasafn@reykjanesbaer.is

Admission and services

Duus Museum entrance fee

Entrance includes the museum's exhibitions in the Harbor House.

Adults, 18 years and older: ISK 1,500.
Children undier the age of 18: Free
Senior citizens and students over tha age of 18: ISK 1,200 kr.
Groups of 10 people or more: ISK 1,200 pr. guest
Groups of 20 or more: ISK 1,000 kr. pr. guest
Guided tours and group fees

Guided tour of the museum's exhibitions by a curator: ISK 21,400.

Group visits to Stekkjarkoti or the house in Innri-Njarðvík, other that school groups:
ISK 21,400.

Please note that in Duus Museum groups that book a guided tour must pay the entrance fee as well as the fee for the guided tour.

In the vicinity

The exhibitions of the Reykjanesbær Heritage Museum are located in the main residential areas of the municipality.

The Harbor House is one of the oldest houses in town, located in the historical center of Keflavík. The area is a hidden gem that is fun to walk around and full of charm. Hafnargatu, not far from Duus Museum, is the main shopping street where you can find local specialty shops and restaurants.

Innri-Njarðvík boasts great natural beauty and an unspoiled cultural landscape. There you can see the remains of the stone walls that surrounded the cottages, boat shelters, and the forgotten wells that were the only source of water, as the the porous lava allows no flowing of surface water.

The Reykjanes Peninsula has numerous interesting destinations and great natural beauty. Examples include the Blue Lagoon, Brimketill, Gunnuhver, Reykjanesviti lighthouse, and the Bridge Between Continents. The Reykjanes UNESCO Geopark has a visitor center in Duus Museum, the same location as the Reykjanesbær Heritage Museum's exhibitions.