#bildudalur

The museum was established and is run by the legendary Jón Kr. Ólafsson whose persona alone has for decades been one of Bildudalur's main attractions. For decades Jón has collected items from Icelandic music history: LP's, posters, clothes, shoes, jewelry, and other memorabilia.

"I opened the museum on the 17th of June, 2000, but I've been gathering objects for much longer. I was working at the shrimp factory here in Bildudalur, but had helpers in Reykjavik running all over town to rescue things that were simply going to the dumpsters" Jon says. "We Icelanders are always taking pride in our culture and heritage, but these things were being thrown away. If I hadn't gathered these objects, they would all be gone."

The museum hall itself is dark and ominous. The first thing you see is a giant replica of Fjörulalli himself. Fjörulalli is the most commonly known sea monster of the Westfjords. Half sheep and half monster, he supposedly pushes people into the sea and drowns them; inciting fear in all of the children of the Westfjords.

That one time we hitchhiked across the Westfjords with Marie !