The East Iceland Maritime Museum is located in Eskifjörður in the town’s oldest building, constructed in 1816 by the Danish trading company Örum & Wulff. The museum preserves the history of fishing, seafaring and coastal life in East Iceland from early settlement to modern times.
The museum places the history and culture of the area in context and can be a useful stop for travellers interested in the region’s livelihoods, communities and development.
To place the stop in the wider context of a trip through the region, see Egilsstaðir and other destinations in the same part of Iceland.