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Dagskrá sunnudaginn 30. mars:
13:00-13:20 - Gunnar Tómas Kristófersson, sérfræðingur varðveislu og rannsókna hjá Kvikmyndasafni Íslands segir frá mynd Óskars.
13:20-14:10 – Sýning á kvikmyndinni Björgunarafrekið við Látrabjarg eftir Óskar Gíslason.
14:10-14:30 – Örn Smárason, sviðsstjóri sjóbjörgunar hjá Björgunarsveitinni Ársæl segir frá sjóbjörgunum dagsins í dag.
14:30-15:00 – Óttar Sveinsson, höfundur hinna geysivinsælu Útkalls-bóka verður með bækur til sölu og áritunar.
14:00-16:30 – Reykjavíkurdeild Slysavarnafélagsins verður með ljúffengt kaffi og með því til sölu til styrktar sínu mikilvæga starfi.
Björgunarafrekið við Látrabjarg eftir Óskar Gíslason rekur hetjudáðir meðlima í Björgunarfélaginu Bræðrabandinu sem björguðu 12 af 15 skipbrotsmönnum af breska togaranum Dhoon sem strandað hafði við Látrabjarg þann 12. desember 1947. Afrek björgunarfólksins vakti mikla athygli innanlands sem utan.
Fljótlega var ákveðið að gera þyrfti kvikmynd um afrekið og var hún unnin af Óskari Gíslasyni og björgunarmönnum sem léku björgunina fyrir myndavélarnar við hættulegar aðstæður í Látrabjargi. Sú merkilega tilviljun átti sér stað við tökurnar að annað skip strandaði á Patreksfirði og þurftu björgunarmenn því að stökkva til í útkall. Óskar fylgdi þeim eftir og náði einstökum myndum af björgunarmönnum við störf sín í aftakaveðri í stórgrýttri fjörunni. Honum tókst að samtvinna sviðsettu myndirnar af björgunarmönnunum og hinni raunverulegu björgun og búa til eina áhrifaríkustu heimildamynd kvikmyndasögunnar sem kom svo út árið 1949.
Kvikmyndin verður í sýningu á Sjóminjasafninu til 8. apríl 2025.
Viðburðurinn er unninn í góðu samstarfi við Kvikmyndasafn Íslands, Reykjavíkurdeild Slysavarnafélagsins, Björgunarsveitina Ársæl og Óttar Sveinsson.
Aðgengi fyrir hreyfihamlaða er gott á Sjóminjasafninu, sérstaklega við inngang Grandagarðsmegin. Lyfta er á milli hæða.
Strætisvagn, leið 14, stoppar nálægt inngangi safnsins, Grandagarðsmegin.
Ljósmynd: Óskar Gíslason (1901-1990)

Admission to the event is free, but visitors to the exhibitions Fish & People and The Coast Guard Vessel Óðinn must pay the regular entrance fee. Everyone is welcome!

Programme on Sunday, 30 March:
13:00-13:20 – Gunnar Tómas Kristófersson, conservation and research specialist at the Icelandic Film Archive, will introduce the film.
13:20-14:10 – Screening of The Rescue Feat at Látrabjarg by Óskar Gíslason.
14:10-14:30 – Örn Smárason, head of maritime rescue at the Ársæl Rescue Team, will discuss modern-day sea rescues.
14:30-15:00 – Óttar Sveinsson, author of the hugely popular Útkall book series, will have books available for sale and signing.
14:00-16:30—The Reykjavík Division of the Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue (Slysavarnafélagið) will sell coffee and refreshments to support its vital work.

About the Film:
The Rescue Feat at Látrabjarg by Óskar Gíslason recounts the heroic actions of the members of the Bræðrabandið Rescue Association, who saved 12 of the 15 crew members from the British trawler Dhoon, which had run aground at Látrabjarg on 12 December 1947. The remarkable bravery of the rescuers received widespread attention both in Iceland and abroad.
It was soon decided that the incredible rescue deserved to be made into a film. Óskar Gíslason and the rescuers recreated the rescue for the cameras under hazardous conditions at Látrabjarg. A remarkable coincidence occurred during filming when another vessel ran aground in Patreksfjörður, prompting an emergency response. Óskar followed the rescuers and captured unique footage of their work in extreme weather and a rocky shoreline. He successfully blended the staged rescue scenes with the real-life rescue operation, creating one of cinematic history's most impactful documentary films. The film was released in 1949.
The film will be screened at The Maritime Museum until 8 April 2025.
This event is organised in close collaboration with the Icelandic Film Archive, the Reykjavík Division of the Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue, the Ársæl Rescue Team, and Óttar Sveinsson.

Accessibility for people with reduced mobility is good at the Maritime Museum, especially at the entrance on the Grandagarður side. There is an elevator between the floors.
Bus route 14 stops near the entrance to the museum on the Grandagarður side.
Photo: Óskar Gíslason (1901-1990)

On 30 March from 13:00 to 16:30, an event will be held in connection with Óskar Gíslason’s documentary film about one of the most incredible rescue feats in Icelandic history—the rescue of twelve crew members from the trawler Dhoon on 12 December 1947.

The Rescue Feat at Látrabjarg: Screening and Discussion in Icelandic

Verið velkomin á safnið þann 30. mars kl. 13:00-16:30 á áhugaverða dagskrá í tengslum við heimildamynd Óskars Gíslasonar um eitt fræknasta björgunarafrek Íslandssögunnar—þegar tólf skipverjum af togaranum Dhoon var bjargað þann 12. desember 1947.

Björgunarafrekið við Látrabjarg: um heimildamyndina og björgun á sjó

Fyrirlestur

Listaverkin eru afrakstur fjögurra fjöruferða í mismunandi bæjarfélögum, þar sem nemendur söfnuðu rusli og umbreyttu því í einstök listaverk. Með þessu verkefni vekja nemendur athygli á mikilvægi umhverfisverndar og fegurð náttúrunnar.

Sýningin er hluti af dagskrá Barnamenningarhátíðar.

Aðgengi fyrir hreyfihamlaða er gott á Sjóminjasafninu, sérstaklega við inngang Grandagarðsmegin. Lyfta er á milli hæða.
Strætisvagn, leið 14, stoppar nálægt inngangi safnsins, Grandagarðsmegin.

The artworks are the result of four shoreline trips in different municipalities, during which students collected litter and transformed it into unique works of art. Through this project, the students highlight the importance of environmental conservation and the beauty of nature.

The exhibition is part of the Children's festival.

Accessibility for people with reduced mobility is good at the Maritime Museum, especially at the entrance on the Grandagarður side. There is an elevator between the floors.

High Tide and Low Tide is the title of an art exhibition by fourth-year students at Ísaksskóli Elementary School, which will open at the Reykjavík Maritime Museum at 12:00 on 9 April and run until 13 April. Admission to the exhibition is free of charge.

High Tide and Low Tide - art exhibition by fourth-year students at Ísaksskóli

Flóð og fjara er yfirskrift listsýningar nemenda í fjórða bekk Ísaksskóla sem opnuð verður í Sjóminjasafninu í Reykjavík kl. 12 þann 9. apríl og stendur til 13. apríl. Frítt inn á sýninguna!

Flóð og fjara - listsýning 4. bekkinga Ísaksskóla

Sýning

The Látrabjarg Rescue by Óskar Gíslason

Reykjavík Maritime Museum

The Látrabjarg Rescue - Film Screening

Fish & folk – 150 years of fisheries

Árbær Open Air Museum

Aðalstræti

Reykjavík Museum of Photography

Viðey Island

Fish & folk – 150 years of fish­er­ies  

Discover the world of fisheries in a charming location by the Reykjavík Harbour in a building that previously housed the Reykjavík Municipal Fishing Company. This place holds countless stories of the people and the sea, now celebrated in the museum’s exhibitions. The stories explore this mainstay of the nation’s working life and ways of working in the past and present and how the Icelanders’ coexistence with the sea has shaped their history. Also addressed are pressing issues of modern times, such as the sustainability of fishing and environmental aspects of the sea. 

Facilities of the Reykjavík Maritime Museum in 1969, then housing the Reykjavík Fisheries (Búr). Women working in fish processing. Grandagarður 8. Photo: Ásgeir Árnason.

Sjóminjasafnið

Events

We offer daily guided tours on board the Coast Guard vessel Óðinn from 1 March to 31 October with focus on the Cod Wars and the vessel's rescue history.

#### Óðinn Coast Guard Vessel

The Coast Guard Vessel Óðinn is a part of the Reykjavík Maritime Museum and is at the same time one of the Maritime Museum’s main exhibitions. 
It is preserved in the condition in which it arrived to the museum in 2008.

We offer guided tours around the vessel every day except during the coldest winter months. It is also open to the public on national holidays, which we announce especially. 

A guided tour includes walking around the vessel, hearing about history on board and its role under the Icelandic Coast Guard. Each guided tour takes a little less than an hour.


The Museum's Department of Museum Learning especially welcomes school groups and offers a tailor made educational program for various age groups.


**Safety**

To ensure safety on board you should keep in mind: 

Ceiling can be low and please beware sharp edges. Stairs are steep.
The ship is not suited for people with claustrophobia or with reduced mobility.

Children should always be accompanied by grown-ups.



#### Tugboat Magni

Tugboat Magni was built 1955 and registered in the ship register of Iceland on June 30th the same year.  It was the first steel ship to be built in Iceland and operated for Reykjavik Harbour with great pride until 1987.

Magni is 183.97 gross register tonnage, 28.2 meters long, 8.0 meters wide and its tensile strength was around 10 ton. It has a Deutz 1000 horsepower main engine and 2 Deutz auxiliary engines. Today, the ship's engines aren't running . Hjálmar R. Bárðarson designed the ship, which was built at company named  Stálsmiðjan (Steelworks Co) in Reykjavík. 
Magni served the harbour for 32 years and at the time Magni was the main tugboat that operated for the Reykjavik harbour. In this period it was used as a tugboat, an icebreaker, firefighting vessel on Faxaflói Bay.



Tugboat Magni was the first steel ship to be built in Iceland and operated for Reykjavik Harbour with great pride until 1987.

You can rent the conference room for meetings. 


- Hornsílið, Meeting Room a whole day, 81,560 ISK

- Hornsílið Meeting Room half a day, 50,430 ISK

- Hornsílið Meeting Room rent outside opening hours 106,670 ISK

In our museum shop you'll find gift items reflecting the museum's theme. Holders of the Reykjavík Culture Card get a 10% discount. 

Stories of Sea and Land 

Reykjavík Maritime Museum

Grandagarður 8

101 Reykjavík

Adults 18+ 2.450 ISK

Children (0-17) Free

People with Disabilities Free

Óðinn Guided Tour 1.870 ISK

Students with Student Card 1.500 ISK

Museum + Óðinn 3.730 ISK 

Reykjavík Culture Year Pass 8.400 ISK

Reykjavík Culture Year Pass 67+ 2.450

ICOM and City Card Holders Free

Reykjavík Maritime Museum

Stories of Sea and Land

Exhibitions

The Látrabjarg Rescue - Film Screening

Fish & folk – 150 years of fisheries

The Látrabjarg Rescue - Film Screening

Fish & folk – 150 years of fisheries

Events

The Rescue Feat at Látrabjarg: Screening and Discussion in Icelandic

The Rescue Feat at Látrabjarg: Screening and Discussion in Icelandic

High Tide and Low Tide - art exhibition by fourth-year students at Ísaksskóli

High Tide and Low Tide - art exhibition by fourth-year students at Ísaksskóli

Óðinn Coast Guard Vessel

Venue Hire

Museum Shop

Reyk­javík Mari­time Mu­seum

Stor­ies of Sea and Land

Ex­hib­i­tions

The Látrab­jarg Res­cue - Film Screen­ing

Fish & folk – 150 years of fish­er­ies

The Látrab­jarg Res­cue - Film Screen­ing

Fish & folk – 150 years of fish­er­ies

Events

The Rescue Feat at Látrabjarg: Screening and Discussion in Icelandic

The Rescue Feat at Látrabjarg: Screening and Discussion in Icelandic

High Tide and Low Tide - art exhibition by fourth-year students at Ísaksskóli

High Tide and Low Tide - art exhibition by fourth-year students at Ísaksskóli

Óðinn Coast Guard Ves­sel

Venue Hire

Mu­seum Shop

Reykjavík Maritime Museum

Stories of Sea and Land

Exhibitions

The Látrabjarg Rescue - Film Screening

Fish & folk – 150 years of fisheries

The Látrabjarg Rescue - Film Screening

Fish & folk – 150 years of fisheries

Óðinn Coast Guard Vessel

Museum Shop