The museum is rather small. It has an interesting art show, where local artist show paintings and such. The next section consists of fishing-ship miniatures, of I think real ships, showing us that Iceland is and has been for years a fishing-nation. The last part of the museum is an Military-base museum. It is a museum based on the military base that was operated by the US military from WW2 till 2006 i think. It was fun, to see how a small, defenseless country had a military base that was used a great deal in the cold war.
Good museum of the local area with models of many fishing boats and samples of old gear as well as paintings depicting the shore and its inhabitants.
Great museum - actually a collection of museums in a series of rooms. It opens at 10 AM and is free. Even if it hadn't been a rainy day when I visited, I would have found it fascinating. The first large room is full of models of fishing boats, a side hall looked like an architects/engineers play room, with lots of colored rods, etc. for creative design. The second hall was full of art works, based mostly on textile designs, centered around the reconstruction of a rusty walled little timber frame building. The third hall was mostly sculpture, and a staircase led to upstairs rooms filled with artifacts depicting the history of Keflavik. All in all an impressive and interesting museum. Enjoyed a good discussion with the docent in charge. There is also a great restaurant attached, where I stopped for afternoon tea (and returned for dinner).
The museum is free entry and is definitely worth walking through. The main first room has over 100 model fishing boats. It's fantastic to see. There is old equipment around the walls too. My favorite was seeing an old harpoon in person. There is some snippets of the history of Keflavik as well. Beautiful, clean building. Worth a short stop.
Its in a old house down by the docks and has very good food and incredible collection of fishing boats replicas. Very nice wiew over the small boat marina .
We visited to get lunch, but were enticed into the museum. The maritime display was thought provoking, and the art incredible. scheving's paintings were particularly good.Highly recommended!
Sorry to say, but we found this museum empty! doors were closed, so nothing to see!The restaurant beside it is worth a visit. It has nothing to do with the museum however.
Free entry, so many beautifully made boats with so much detail, they deserve a viewing. A room is designated to art and another to life in olden days. The museum is connected to the Kaffi Duus and opposite the glass blowing museum and candle factory. So very easy to take in some Keflavik atmosphere and then an excellent meal...
The museum at Duus has a 3 different rooms - one with paintings, one with boats and ships that are handmade and the the last one has the history of the USA BASE that was operating in Keflavik for 50 years. I wish I had more time to see it all but my short visit was really worth it.
A small museum reflecting Iceland's history and culture. Adjacent to the Maritime museum (a collection of model ships) and a casual restaurant. The museum has free admission. Nice location overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.