Siglufjordur: Herring Era Museum Entrance Ticket

Explore the Herring Era Museum in Siglufjordur, Iceland's largest maritime museum. Discover the days of the Herring Adventure across its three buildings, where visitors can explore the herring industry that shaped the nation’s economy for much of the 20th century.

Róaldsbrakki: A Norwegian herring station from 1907, largely preserved as it was when herring girls lived there during the summer.
Grána: A small 1930s herring factory, showcasing the workings of the reduction industry—considered Iceland’s first major industry.
The Boathouse: A recreation of a 1950s herring port, where visitors can experience the atmosphere of a bustling quayside.

The museum is officially recognized as a museum specializing in the history of the herring fisheries in Iceland. It may even be the only museum of its kind in the world. Winner of the Icelandic Museum Award in 2000 and won the European Museum Award in 2004, as Europe's best new museum of industry and technology.

Trace the unusual origins of the museum planning committee, from a grassroots organization founded in 1989 to the formation of an internationally recognized museum, housing one of the largest collections in Iceland.

The museum has permanent displays in three buildings, totaling 2,500 square meters. From the early stages of the museum's development, the focus was on specific aspects of the history of the herring industry, represented through several buildings.

Finally, the museum’s Herring Café offers traditional herring dishes, along with home-baked cakes and sweets—a perfect way to taste history.