National Museum of the Faroe Islands
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Føroya Fornminnissavn is the national museum
of the Faroe Islands
, located in Tórshavn
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has exhibitions in the museum building on Brekkutún 6 in Tórshavn
. There are items which tell the history of the Faroe Islands, the culture etc. from the Viking Ages and the Middle Ages. There are items from the farming live and the maritime live in the Faroe Islands. The famous Kikjubøstólarnir, which are parts of the original benches from the Ólavskirkjan (St. Olav's Church) of Kirkjubøur are amongst the items of the National Museum on Brekkutún 6. These were in Denmark for many years but have now returned to the Faroe Islands.
Faroese stamps 1980:
Faroese stamps 1984:
Faroese stamps 2001:
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
of the Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...
, located in Tórshavn
Tórshavn
Tórshavn is the capital and largest town of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the north west of the town lies the high mountain Húsareyn, and to the southwest, the high Kirkjubøreyn...
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The Museum on Brekkutún 6
The National Museum of the Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands
The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...
has exhibitions in the museum building on Brekkutún 6 in Tórshavn
Tórshavn
Tórshavn is the capital and largest town of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the north west of the town lies the high mountain Húsareyn, and to the southwest, the high Kirkjubøreyn...
. There are items which tell the history of the Faroe Islands, the culture etc. from the Viking Ages and the Middle Ages. There are items from the farming live and the maritime live in the Faroe Islands. The famous Kikjubøstólarnir, which are parts of the original benches from the Ólavskirkjan (St. Olav's Church) of Kirkjubøur are amongst the items of the National Museum on Brekkutún 6. These were in Denmark for many years but have now returned to the Faroe Islands.
Heima á Garði in Hoyvík
Heima á Garði is a farmhouse in Hoyvík, near Tórshavn. The farmhouse is now a part of the National Museum of the Faroe Islands. The main building was built around 1812, but it is furnished like Faroese houses were in 1920s. The museum is a outdoors museum with all the buildings and tools etc. which belonged to the farmhouse.The pew ends
The medieval pew ends are from the Saint Olav's church and now to be found in the National Museum of the Faroe Islands.Faroese stamps 1980:
Faroese stamps 1984:
Faroese stamps 2001:
Extern Links
- Fornminni.fo (Official website of the National Museum of the Faroe Islands).
- Patursson.com, Website of the Patursson family in Kirkjubøur.