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The Akranes Museum Centre ''(Safnasvæðið á Akranesi)'' consists of three museums: The Akranes Folk Museum, the Icelandic Sports Museum and the Mineral Kingdom. The Museum Centre houses several permanent exhibitions, as well as a large open-air museum, which consists mainly of houses and boats, including the old Garðar house and the 86-tonne ketch Sigurfari ''(Kútter Sigurfari)'' The main purpose of the Akranes Museum Centre is to collect, register, preserve, research and display artefacts and other objects of cultural and historical value for the Akranes area and Iceland.〔Akranes Museum Centre - Collection policy (not accessible on the web)〕 The Akranes Museum Centre is located at Garðar in Akranes, near the town's cemetery. It is easily accessible from Reykjavík via car or bus route 57. == History == The history of the Akranes Museum Centre dates back to 1959, when the Akranes Folk Museum was founded. Ten years prior, local pastor Jón M. Guðjónsson had started collecting artefacts from the Akranes area. By the time the museum was opened he had already collected between 1500 and 2000 artefacts. Originally located in the old Garðar house, the museum moved to a new location in 1974. The old Garðar house is now part of the Museum Centre's house collection. In 2001, a new house, The Museum Hall ''(Safnaskálinn)'' was built next to the old museum building. The Museum Hall houses both The Icelandic Sports Museum and The Mineral Kingdom, as well as a small gallery for various art exhibitions, and a small café, ''Garðakaffi''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Akranes Museum Centre」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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