Museo Nazionale delle Isole Faroe

Modest but excelent!

As a national museum, it's small, but I still found it fascinating - especially the Hoyviksgardr farm, which is situated near the main museum building but down by the shore. The main museum building ...

Fascinating museum

The National Museum of the Faroe Islands is truly fascinating. It focusses on different aspects of Faroes culture - fishing, the Vikings, the natural environment, clothing, knitting etc. You will need...

Fine for an hour or so

There were some very interesting exhibits at this museum, including the ornately carved pew ends from the cathedral, some vestiges of Viking times, and the rise of the fishing industry. However, the s...

Interesting, but sparsely lighted

This museum gives a compehensive introduction to the history, cultural and geological background of the Faroe islands (as it should be, since it is the only museum dedicated to faroese culture and his...

Good history of the island.

Good museum showing the history of the island. Spent about an hour reading different displays but could have easily spent two hours here. All displays have an English version. Seemed to ha...