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davidbT9486IO

it is a small museum, but very interesting, it is worth the travel and the visit. You can also have some nice lunch at the museum

Lori243

This is a niche attraction in a beautiful natural environment. The small museum is lovingly tended by Sigurdur whose knowledge of local history and folklore is vast. The grim events of the witch hunts are well documented. It is a long drive but the area of Strandir is stunning. We visited on 2 January and will return to see it in a different season.

allisonc86

We were looking forward to this museum, but were underwhelmed when visiting. You are provided with a booklet that provides descriptions for the various items throughout the museum. It was basically a lot of reading and artifacts. It was also very repetitive. We got bored reading all of the descriptions and started speeding up going through the museum. If you are really interested in Sorcery and Witchcraft, it might be worth it. Otherwise, you could skip this.

marcysmom

We drove to Holmavik from Reykjavik. It's a long ride but well worth it.Our destination in Hólmavík was the witch museum. I took a witchcraft course at Harvard a few years ago and our Prof. was an Icelandic scholar. He told us about this museum (http://www.galdrasyning.is/index.php?lang=en) which houses some grimoires from the 17th century with symbols and spells by witches. 20 witches were executed at that time -- 19 men and 1 woman. The museum also has a unique replica of "necropants," which our Prof. told us about. I've included a photo of them here and you can read about them here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2476512/Are-terrifying-trousers-The-17th-century-NECROPANTS-corpse-legs--supposed-lucky.html#ixzz2ik8eGnYm. They are VERY interesting, and not for the faint of heart! :-) Siggy is the proprietor of the museum. He is a knowledgeable, interesting person to talk with. If you visit the museum, be sure to sample some of Siggy's delicious food! And don't forget to say hi to his gorgeous pet cat!

estelalutero

The museum is located in a quite and mysterious little town, as soon as you arrive in Holmavik it is possible to feel something going on. We have stayed overnight, and at the hostel we have heard that the Museum was already closed for the season. We were there late September in 2010. However, next morning we were surprised by the opening of the Museum for us. It is a must see. It is impressive to witness the power of the witchcraft elements in Iceland history.

569jeanr

I love this quirky museum, which details the history of witchcraft in Iceland over the centuries. I particularly love the Invisible Boy and the Necropants. There are spells for making yourself invisible and for getting a girl into bed with you. And if you forget how, in the shop you can buy a mug with the spell printed on it! Imagine it - "Just lie there while I look at the mug!" Upstairs there is a display of instances of witchcraft discovered and what happened to the perpetrators. But even better, downstairs there is a great restaurant. The owner is quite a character, as you might imagine, and does a mean hot chocolate.

luckyduck_307

We went fairly far out of our way to Reykjavik from Northern Iceland just for this museum. It is very interesting, borderline odd and somewhat scary. It's incredibly interesting to learn about the important role of "sorcery and witchcraft" up until present-day in Iceland. If this is your thing, I suggest you stop here.And be forewarned - our car battery died here (but the chef at the museum was very happy to help!). Not surprised. ;)

florianb860

That place is a combination of a odd but interesting museum about the history of witchcraft in the westfjords and a simple but very good restaurant. On their terrace you can enjoy a nice view over the harbor while eating a big bowl of great mussels.

Theatermeiske

It's a museum that's nice to visit if you would like to know more about the convictions of sorcerers in Iceland, but it doesn't offer anything big or exciting. There are 2 kind of creepy wax figures, but it doesn't get any better than that. They could make it more attractive I think, maybe with sort of a hunt for children and/or more visual "effects" that will trigger the fantasy of the visitors.There is also a Sorcerer's Cottage you can visit, it's about 45 min drive from this museum, next to the Laugarholl Hotel in Bjarnarfjörður. That's a nice place to visit (with a geothermal pool and natural hotpot, great!).

csweihe

From the most literate country on the planet, the museum has great stories in at least 12 languages! To take a packet to self guide and read about the wild magical practices of over 900 years ago. We really loved this museum. It is small. About an hour or so is good. It might be scary for small children. There are models and body parts...etc.

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