Sögumiðstöðin Grundarfirði
The Saga Center
The Saga Center Grundarfirði
email: alda (at) grundarfjordur.is
email: bokasafn (at) grundarfjordur.is
Grundargata 35
t. 438 1881
Open daily from 9am to 5pm during summertime.
Winter opening:
The library - Monday - Thursday from 1 PM to 5 PM
The information center and the café - 10-12 AM - 5 PM
The Saga Center Grundarfjörður
The Saga Centre is a tourist information centre, library,
Internet point / WiFi, a café and small exhibitions rolled
into one. They sell national park maps and helps with
information regarding the Snæfellsnes peninsula and
other inquiries.
Established in the same building are Bæringsstofa
photo museum and The Saga Center exhibition.
Bæringsstofa is a photo museum that offers guests to
sit down and watch a slideshow of old photos from
Grundarfjörður, bringing them back into the days of old.
The Saga Center exhibition displays an old
fishing boat and gear plus a children's toy collection
from the latter part of the 20th century.
The boat Brana was buildt in 1913. It is six oars rowboat,
typical for Breiðafjörður area, made of oak and pine wood.
Later there was innstalled a motor. The Brana is surrounded
with fishing gear and other utensils for farming.
Þórðarbúð is a toys collection from the fifties.
The exhibition is an imitation of a small shop owned by
Þórður Pálsson who owned and drove the bus that went by
schedule between Grundarfjörður and Reykjavík 1946-1966.
The convenience store was just a relatively normal shop
until Christmas. Then it changed into a toy shop.
Toys were collected from households and Ebay.
On a shelf are sea shells and animal bones that were used
as children‘s toys in past centuries.
Both museums are free of charge and are open
from 09-17 every day during the summer and
Winter opening: The library - Monday - Thursday from 1 PM to 5 PM
The information center and the café - 10-12 AM - 5 PM.
Café Emil is open during summer.
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