The 20th anniversary of the Húsavík Whale Museum will be celebrated on May 9-11th. The festival was originally scheduled to be held last year but had to be postponed.

The anniversary festival will begin on May 9th @18:00 with the Whale congress which will be held for the fifth time. The congress is held every summer as a platform to share information between cetacean researchers, whale watching operators, guides and others interested in the topic. The aim is to bring the latest information to the passengers of the whale watching vessels in Skjálfandi Bay.
This year's presenters include representatives from the University of Iceland's Research Center in Húsavík, Adam Smith, Charla Basran and Dr. Marianne Rasmussen. After an hour long dinner break the congress will continue with presentations from Katie Pavid (Natural History Museum London) and Callum Muir (Iris films), Richard Sabin (Natural History Museum) and the whale- and dolphin specialist Erich Hoyt.

On Friday the 10th there will be a special opening @ 18:00 where the 20th anniversary exhibition will be revealed. Everybody's welcome.

On Saturday the 11th the museum will offer free entry and an anniversary cake from 14:00-17:00.

The staff and board of the Húsavík Whale Museum hopes to see you there in order to celebrate 20 years of what began as a great entrepreneur contribution but developed to be one of the biggest tourist attractions of North Iceland.

On May 9-11, there will be a lot of glory at the Whale Museum in Húsavík. The occasion is the museum's 20th anniversary, which took place last year. The anniversary was supposed to be held last year, but due to a lot of staff turnover, the celebration was postponed for a year.

The birthday celebration starts on May 9 at 18 with the Whale Conference, which is now being held for the fifth time. The conference is designed as a way to share information about the latest research on marine mammals in Skjálfandaflói and elsewhere. The conference program allows whale watching company staff, guides and others interested in the subject to learn about the latest research results.
The speakers at this year's conference come from all over the world. Representatives of the Research Center of the University of Iceland in Húsavík, Adam Smith, Charla Basran and Dr. Marianne Rasmussen will each have a talk before going to a one-hour lunch break. After the break there will also be three talks, firstly from Katie Pavid (Natural History Museum London) and Callum Mair (Iris films), Richard Sabin (Natural History Museum London) and American cetacean expert Erich Hoyt.

On Friday, May 10 at 18 there will be a special opening of the whale museum's anniversary exhibition. The exhibition highlights the history of the museum in words and pictures. Everyone is welcome as long as space allows. Refreshments will be available.

On Saturday, May 11 from 14-17 there will be free admission to the museum and a special birthday cake will be available.

The staff and board of the Whale Museum in Húsavík hope that as many people as possible will come and enjoy the birthday celebration with them.