"Landnámssyningin (Settlement Exhibition)" Arnarhóll Hill and Settlement Tip by pure1942

To be honest, I'm not a huge museum goer in general, but I do like historical museums and national history museums and I really found the Settlement Museum in Reykjavik very interesting and informative.
The exhibition is built around the original remains of a Viking Age longhouse (dating from around 930AD) which was discovered during excavations under the sreets of Reykjavik in 2001. The remains of the longhouse have been preserved and form the centre piece of the exhibition and are the oldest existing archaeological findings in Reykjavik.
Apart from the remains of the longhouse, the exhibition has a number of interesting interactive and multimedia presentations which detail the history of the settlement itself while also exploring the early days of Icelands first settlers and their genetic origins. As an Irish person, this was especially interesting to learn about how the Irish and Icelanders share so much genetic history, with a huge amount of Icelanders having their cultural roots in Ireland and other celtic countries such as scotland and wales and our nordic cousins in Norway.
Although small and compact, the Landnámssyningin is one of the more intereting museums I have been to while travelling.

Price 600 ISK for adults

Address: Adalstraeti 16
Phone: +354 411 6370
Website: http://www.reykjavik871.is