Landmark galleries are great, but there’s a fascination and immediacy about the small, offbeat museums scattered across the Icelandic countryside If museums exist to make us pay attention, they offer ...

This interactive museum delves into the history of Iceland, from the Viking age to present day. To tell this story, the museum displays about 2,000 artifacts, in addition to 1,000 photographs.

The Saga Museum brings Iceland's Viking history to life through realistic silicone figures depicting significant moments in Icelandic history. Visitors can immerse themselves in the sagas, listen to ...

nepalnepal — In life, Pall Arason sought attention. In death, he is getting it: The 95-year-old Icelander’s pickled penis will be the main attraction in one of his country’s most bizarre museums.

Storage was, until recently, an archival issue for museum directors in Iceland and the world over—firmly down the list of priorities. But the recent news of The British Museum’s storage issues—George ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Being next door to Reykjavik's world-famous Icelandic Phallological Museum proved to be a hassle for staff trying to use ...

If you ask Icelander Sigurður “Siggi” Hjartarson, the founder of the world’s only phallological—yes, penis—museum, why he’s spent 40-plus years collecting almost 300 different animal phalluses and ...

LONDON (AP) — In life, Pall Arason sought attention. In death, he is getting it: The 95-year-old Icelander’s pickled penis will be the main attraction in one of his country’s most bizarre museums.