Settlement exhibition celebrates 10 year anniversary - free admission
The award-winning Settlement Exhibition offers high-tech ways to learn more about the origins and the ways of the Viking settlers. Iceland Monitor/ Eggert Jóhannesson
Tomorrow, May 18th it's International Museum Day which will of course be celebrated in Iceland as well. The Settlement Exhibition in the city centre also celebrates a ten year anniversary tomorrow and on this occasion, admission is free for everyone.
In 2001 archaeological remains were excavated in Aðalstræti in the city centre, remains which turned out to be the oldest relics of human habitation in Reykjavík, with some of the fragments found dating to before 871 AD. During the excavation a longhouse from the tenth century was also discovered. The hall and a wall fragment are now both carefully preserved at their original location and form the focal point of the Settlement Exhibition Reykjavík 871±2 - a fascinating exhibition about life in Viking times.
At midday on Wednesday , architect Hjörleifur Stefánsson will be taking guests on a tour of the exhibition and at 5 pm an archeologist takes guests on an outdoor tour of the area, and at the exhibition itself both young and old can try on Viking garb and armour.
Between 3- 5 pm guests can try their hand at writing on calf skin, in the tradition of the Icelandic Sagas, with a feather pen using home made vegetable ink just like in medieval times.
Several manuscripts can be seen at the exhibition. Iceland Monitor/ Styrmir Kári
Iceland Monitor/ Eggert Jóhannesson
