Education for everybody!

Why do Icelanders eat doughnuts on Monday before Ash Wednesday? Why did they have a huge meal with salt meat and bean soup on Tuesday and was there really a dead cat in the barrel after the parade?

Guests of all ages are invited to join us at the museum in learning about the week of Ash Wednesday, find answers to these questions and more, as well as sewing their own sachets.

Friday, February 17th at 5pm-6pm.

Free entrance and materials.

Coming to Egilsstaðir by plane or ferry boat?

Would you and your group like to participate in a course to learn how to do handiwork like Icelandic women learned?

Next summer the museum will be displaying some of its many beautiful and amazing works of eastern Icelandic women.

We would like to explore interest in the possibility to offer foreign groups an opportunity to learn knitting, crochet, needle-binding, tatting or other kinds of tapestry decorating. Groups of 8-12 participants may be able to receive a 3-7 day course in one or more of the above in English.

The perfect way to spend a week in East Iceland, see sights, have fun, and learn tradtions!

The travel agency in Egilsstaðir is also prepared to help tourists with accomodation and more. Please contact us with some ideas or more information about your group if you're interested - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   or the travel agency at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   .

Click the picture to the right and you can see a plan of the museum's activities for January to September 2012!

(Some changes may occur during the year.)

We at East Iceland Heritage Museum send all of our

helpers and guests our gratitude for this past year.

We hope to see you again soon and

wish you all the best for the holidays!