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    Gljufrasteinn - Laxness Museum

    29 Reviews
    #85 of 179 things to do in Reykjavik
    Speciality Museums, Museums
    270 Mosfellsbaer | P.O.Box 250, Reykjavik 270, Iceland
    34 55868066
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    “Son of Iceland”

    This museum is in the very well preserved home of Halldor Laxnes in the beautiful Mosfell area... read more

    Reviewed 11 October 2013
    AntiDiva
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    Winnipeg, Canada
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    “Simple and Beautiful”

    Visiting the Halldur Laxness home was secondary on our agenda, but it should have been on the "must... read more

    Reviewed 21 June 2013
    nurseintheair
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    Corvallis, Oregon
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    Gljufrasteinn - Laxness museum was the home and workplace of Halldor Laxness (winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955) and his family for more than half a century. It is now opened to the public as a museum, unchanged from when Laxness lived there. In the reception building you can buy tickets, souvenirs, books, and watch a multimedia presentation dedicated to Laxness’s life and work. Visitors can take walks in the beautiful countryside as well.

    About Gljufrasteinn - Laxness Museum

    Gljufrasteinn - Laxness museum was the home and workplace of Halldor Laxness (winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955) and his family for more than half a century. It is now opened to the public as a museum, unchanged from when Laxness lived there. In the reception building you can buy tickets, souvenirs, books, and watch a multimedia presentation dedicated to Laxness’s life and work. Visitors can take walks in the beautiful countryside as well.
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    270 Mosfellsbaer | P.O.Box 250, Reykjavik 270, Iceland
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    Reviewed 11 October 2013 via mobile
    Son of Iceland

    This museum is in the very well preserved home of Halldor Laxnes in the beautiful Mosfell area. There is an audio guide full of interesting information as it takes you through the rooms. This is not a noisy museum, it is quiet and graceful, perfect...More

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    Reviewed 21 June 2013
    Simple and Beautiful

    Visiting the Halldur Laxness home was secondary on our agenda, but it should have been on the "must do" list from the start. It really conveyed the spirit of the writer, yes, the Islanders. The tour is self guided with a headset. You could go...More

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    Reviewed 9 December 2012
    The inspiration of Laxness

    I stopped by this quaint and attractive home of Halldor Laxness. It was snowing, and the beauty of it worked well. It is easy to understand from where Mr Laxness drew his inspiration. On approaching the curator handed me some 'oveshoes' which all visitors I...More

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    Reviewed 21 November 2012
    a must see

    I have been to this museum a few times and I love it, and all the nature around it. It is in Mosfellsdalur. It is free and if you are on your way to thingvellir, you can stop and see it on your way to...More

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    Reviewed 12 June 2012
    Nice place to go if you have extra time.

    This is a nice museum. When family members went fishing and I didn't want to go, this is where I headed. If you do not like museums you will really not like this one. As is it not a very old or large country exhibits...More

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    Reviewed 2 May 2012
    THE Icelandic writer Laxnes

    The former home of the only Icelander to get the Nobel Price. Excellent writer and an interesting journey trough his life. A must for any culture lover and I strongly recommend all to take a look of some of his work.

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    Reviewed 23 April 2012
    informative

    learn about iceland! informative and interesting and above all, free!

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    Reviewed 1 April 2012
    Nobel Laureate's home

    Halldór Laxness, the author of the Independent People, has lived in Gljufrasteinn near Mossfellsbær. This is now a museum where there are guided tours in several languages. It is a must visit.

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    Reviewed 8 March 2012
    A haven of tranquility and culture

    Halldor Laxness (the Nobel prize for literature) built and ived in this house just outside Reykjavik all his life. It contains a lot of art and pieces that he collected over his life. You get to really understand how he came to write such moving...More

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    Reviewed 3 February 2012
    Very nice Museum

    We loved this museum and it was nice to see his house, His house is basicly the museum. It is about 30 min away from Reykjavik. We went to this museum by a surprise and we loved it. We were very glad that we saw...More

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