Bjarnahöfn Shark Museum, Shark exhibition museum in Stykkishólmur, Iceland
The Bjarnahöfn Shark Museum displays traditional fishing equipment, ancient boats, and explains the process of shark meat preparation through detailed exhibits and demonstrations.
The museum documents centuries of Greenland shark fishing methods on the northern shores of Snæfellsnes Peninsula, where local families maintained this tradition across generations.
Visitors learn about hákarl, a traditional Icelandic fermented shark preparation that requires six months of careful processing before consumption.
The museum operates daily from 10:00 to 17:00, charges 1800 ISK for adult admission, and includes free shark meat tasting with each guided tour.
The facility features an outdoor drying house where visitors observe hanging shark meat strips during the fermentation process required for this traditional food preparation.
Location: Stykkishólmur
GPS coordinates: 64.99818,-22.96494
Latest update: March 3, 2025 10:18
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