Abstract from the history of the Whale Museum: 1998

On June 17, 1998, the museum moved to a 200 m2 space on the upper floor of the "Verbúðanna" by the harbor under the name "Hvalamiðstótin á Húsavík". The number of visitors grew steadily, and at the same time, the need for a larger building that was more suitable for the museum's activities.

The sanctuary in Húsavík became the home of the Whale Center in 1998 and played that role for the following years.
Þorvaldur Björnsson from the Icelandic Institute of Natural Sciences works here cleaning whale bones for installation in an exhibition
Portraits of the museum
Ásbjörn Björgvinsson at the inauguration of the Whale Center in Verbúður
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