Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing ban on public events decreed by the Minister of Health, the Húsavík Whale Museum will be closed until May 4th or until the ban on gathering ends.
The museum staff will continue to work on various projects in the museum. To contact us please send an email to info@whalemuseum.is.
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