The museum collects and celebrates work by artists who have been seen as outside the cultural mainstream, often described as naïve artists who have a real and direct connection to an original creative spirit. The collection consists of artworks by over 300 people, dating from the mid-19th century to the present. The museum hosts annual exhibitions of this rich part of Icelandic art and facilitates events, publications and research.
The museum is located on the North Atlantic Way, in Eyjafjörður, about 10 minutes’ drive from the town of Akureyri.
Opening hours: 10am – 5pm from the second Sunday in May
until the second Sunday in September and otherwise by appointment.
Our unique and private museum loft apartment is in a traditional wooden house, adjacent to the Icelandic Folk and Outsider Art Museum. There is one private bedroom with a double bed, and an open space with twin single beds beside the dining room. The loft has a spacious dining area, a writing desk, a kitchenette, and a bathroom for private use. The apartment is a self-contained unit, guests have full access with a private entrance and private parking.
The apartment is furnished and decorated with objects from the collection of the folk museum, which gives a cozy and unique living experience. Next to the apartment, crossing a small stream by footbridge, there is a public birch forest with picnic facilities, which our guests are welcome to enjoy.
The apartment is open for bookings year-round.
