Árbæjarsafn Open Air Museum
Árbær is the largest open-air museum in Iceland . It emerged from a farm of the same name, which was a riding stage from Reykjavík , but is now within the city limits.
About 30 historical buildings from the capital and other parts of the country have been moved to the area and rebuilt. Often retired craftsmen show their art there, such as goldsmiths, printers or fishermen.
A turf church is still occasionally used for weddings. Another house with a printing workshop shows the only printing press that was ever used to print money in Iceland (during World War II ). Here is one of the only two steam locomotives that have ever operated in Iceland, the Pioner .
There is a café on the museum grounds.
The museum is open in summer from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and in winter 2017/2018 for the first time daily from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. From 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. there is an English-speaking tour through the oldest parts.
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- ↑ Árbæjarsafn - Opening hours & Admission | Reykjavík City Museum. Retrieved November 5, 2017 .
Coordinates: 64 ° 7 ′ 4 ″ N , 21 ° 49 ′ 6 ″ W.