Söfn Reykjanesbæjar

Byggðasafns Reykjanesbæjar's collections of items and photos about the Defence force in Keflavík

Thu, 19 Nov 2020 14:13:00 +0000

Short description of that we are collecting items, photos and history about the Defence forces that was located in Iceland from 1951 to 2006.

Three exhibitions at Duus Museum this autumn

Tue, 30 Jun 2020 13:39:00 +0000

Three exhibitions at Duus Museum this autumn from the Local history museum

New exhibition at Duus Musem - Folks in town

Fri, 22 Feb 2019 11:41:00 +0000

The exhibitions theme is people and children in Keflavik and its former neighboring town, Njarðvik, in the years 1944 to 1994.

New exhibition at Duus Museum

Tue, 13 Nov 2018 14:05:00 +0000

A History Divided. 40 years since the foundation of the Reykjanes Heritage Museum

New exhibition at Duus Musem - Silver Cross, such a luxurious prams

Wed, 29 Aug 2018 13:15:00 +0000

Silver Cross is known by many people and for some just the thought of it can bring back warm and special memories

The local women's choir celebrating 50 years of singing together

Thu, 01 Feb 2018 13:52:00 +0000

Opening of an exhibition at 18:00 on the 9th of february 2018 in Duus Museum

Merry Christmas

Fri, 22 Dec 2017 13:53:00 +0000

Heiðabúar - The local scout group celebration of its 80th anniversary this year

Thu, 08 Jun 2017 14:09:00 +0000

The local scout-group Heiðabúar is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year The group has left a mark on the town’s culture as its members appear in their costumes decorated with all sorts of badges and tokens. However the most significant contribution has been their social activity offered to children and young people, enjoying the outdoors and participating in the group‘s activities. However such society is never stronger than it’s members and to survive for so long time requires great time and energy from them. This exhibition depicts a part of their history and what it means to be a scout.

Verbúðalíf

Thu, 23 Mar 2017 13:12:00 +0000

This exhibition seeks to bring alive memories of the verbúð and the life within, verbúð being the accommodation provided by the employers, a dorm-like hall, with rooms for three or four people, male- female divided. The exhibition consists of a live film and a radio program. The film gives an idea of the rooms and the young people who used to occupy them, and the radio program imitates an old radio show.

The home

Wed, 09 Nov 2016 10:20:00 +0000

Our latest exhibition is about the home. A home can have a different meaning to each individual but one thing is always certain the home is important to us all.

Summer exhibition at Duus museum "Tales from the town"

Mon, 02 May 2016 11:13:00 +0000

On this summer exhibition the Reykjanes Local History Museum introduces to our visitors some major trends in the history of this town from the earliest to present day.

New exhibition at Duus Museum

Wed, 09 Mar 2016 10:25:00 +0000

"Once there was a military base and then there was none" from February 6th to April 24th 2016.