Hafnarfjörður 
From village to town – Hafnarfjörður between 1960 – 1975
Hafnarförður museum puts up new exhibition in the entrance hall of Pakkhúsið every spring that is renewed annually. Current exhibition…
Strandstígur
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Always open
Strandstígur
This path around the harbour passes one of Hafnarfjörður Museum’s exhibition centres. The centre houses collections of photographs depicting the life and times of the people who built the town of Hafnarfjörður.
More exhibitions
Pakkhúsið
There are usually three exhibitions running concurrently at Pakkhúsið, a permanent exhibition on the history of Hafnarfjörður, an exhibition of…
Sívertsens-húsið
Sívertsen’s House is the oldest house in Hafnarfjörður, built in 1803-1805 by Bjarni Sívertsen.
Bookless Bungalow
The Bookless Bungalow was built in 1920. It was the residence of the Scottish Douglas Bookless, who ran alongside his…
Siggubær
The seaman Erlendur Marteinsson built Sigga’s house in 1902. His daughter, Sigríður (Sigga) Erlendsdóttir, was 10 years old when she…
Beggubúð
Beggubúð is the location of the Museum of Commerce, part of Hafnarfjörður Museum. The building was constructed in 1906 on…
Gúttó
When the Good Templars Hall was built in 1886 it was considered to be a very large building – it…