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Garður Folk Museum - Folk Museum and Lighthouse - Reykjanes Iceland

Skagabraut 100, 250 Garður

Region: Reykjanes

Opening Hours:
Summertime:
Every day from 13:00-17:00

About: (Description)
The Garðskagi Folk Museum first opened its doors, November 26. in the year 1995, in some old farmhouses. Last year, on its 10 year anniversary, a new 700m2 showroom was opened and on the top floor there is a lovely cafeteria.

Various interesting artifacts from the story of Garður can be found in the museum, including a century old turning lathe, a homemade organ which is also more than a century old. There is also a boat with six oars, which dates back to the year 1887, made by the famous Engey type, and countless other things.

Gudni Ingimundarson´s motor collection is what sets Garðskagi Folk Museum apart from any other museum. Gudni has been restoring motors since 1972, but he oldest motor is the 1920 Sandia.
The old Garðskagi Lighthouse was built in 1897 and lit the way for seafarers until the year 1944 when the lights went on in the new lighthouse. The unique motor collection is the work of one man, Gudni Ingimundarson from Garðsstaðir, seen here with curator Asgeir Hjalmarsson and mayor Sigurður Jónsson when the new Folk Museum opend formally after big changes year 2005.

How to get there:
From Reykjanesbær (Keflavík) Take road no. 45 direct to Garður. Drive through the town towards the coast. You will soon see the lighthouse and the museum.

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Distances:

Sandgerði

Keflavík Airport

Reykjanesbær (Keflavík)

Reykjavík

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Sandgerði
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