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THE ICELANDIC WARTIME MUSEUM - Guests of the Icelandic Wartime Museum go back about 70 years, to the 1940's, the high point of the World War II in this stunning museum which is one of its kind in Iceland. The museum's exhibitions give a full account of days gone by, both from the perspective of the soldiers as well as the inhabitants of Reyðarfjörður village.

What a great opportunity to step into a time machine and revisit the days of World War II. The museum gives insights into the life of that period, the constant threat the inhabitants faced, the effects of the military occupation on Icelanders as well as the fashion trends and the daily life of the people.

Iceland has never been at war, Reydarfjordur served as an Allied base during World War II and hosts an endearing Wartime museum dedicated to this period in history with memorabilia, an airport, old barracks and small gun shelters.

The museum is located by the barracks that were a part of a big hospital camp. Guests will walk by a model of the camp as well as the facilities of the soldiers. A number of original items from this time give the museum its unique position as a Wartime Museum in Iceland, an unusual time in the life of Icelanders.

Belt buckles from Nazi Germany

What great location for a party in this room surrounded with history of the 1940's and World War II.

Amazing the memorabilia collected within this museum

Newspapers from World War II

World War II Barracks near by the museum.

Árbæjarsafn is the historical museum of the city of Reykjavík

Árbæjarsafn is the historical museum of the city of Reykjavík as well as an open-air museum and a regional museum. Its purpose is to give the public an insight into the living conditions, work and recreational activities of the people of Reykjavík in earlier times.

Old homes moved in from the central part of Reykjavik

Its purpose is to give the public an insight into the living conditions, work and recreational activities of the people of Reykjavík in earlier times.

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