A Musical Advent Awaits in Húsavík

The weeks leading up to Christmas will be filled with music in Húsavík, as the town prepares for a festive season of concerts and big performances. Locals and visitors alike can look forward to a rich program of holiday events, offering everything from intimate church concerts to grand shows …

Minister announces infrastructure projects for Húsavík

Iceland’s Minister of Infrastructure, Eyjólfur Ármannsson, unveiled the national transport plan through 2040 during a press conference today, along with a five-year implementation schedule. The announcement brings long-awaited confirmation for residents of North Iceland: a new bridge over the Skjálfandafljót river will finally be built between 2026 and 2030, …

Space Chasers wins Best Film at Explorers Festival

The documentary film Space Chasers by Dr. Steven Swancoat was awarded Best Film at the 11th Explorers Festival, that concluded last night in Húsavík, selected from a powerful lineup of 22 documentaries from 17 countries this year. Held annually by The Exploration Museum, the festival once again brought filmmakers, …

Leadership Change Announced at PCC BakkiSilicon

Kári Marís Guðmundsson will step down as CEO of PCC BakkiSilicon at the end of the month, according to a company announcement. He will continue to serve as a special advisor to the company. Kristín Anna Hreinsdóttir has been appointed as the new CEO. Operations at PCC BakkiSilicon were …

Earthquake of magnitude 3.5 recorded in Askja this morning

A 3.5 magnitude earthquake was recorded in the Askja volcanic system shortly after 9:30 this morning, according to the Icelandic Meteorological Office. Quakes of this size are not common in the area, and no aftershocks have been detected so far. “This does happen from time to time and doesn’t …

“Small Steps Toward Literacy” Wins Icelandic Education Award

The project Lítil skref á leið til læsis (“Small Steps Toward Literacy”) received the Icelandic Education Award at Bessastaðir this week, honored as an outstanding development project in language stimulation and literacy. The initiative is a collaboration between Borgarhólsskóli, Grænuvellir Preschool, the School of Education Development Center at the …

Explorers Festival: Reawakening the deep forest

In the lush, humid heart of Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, the rhythm of life moves at a different pace. Mist rises from the canopy as waves crash in the distance; birds call unseen from the branches. It is here, on the northern coast of São Paulo state, that filmmaker Pedro …

Dancing with the Night Bear

It began, as many great adventures do, with a small clue left without an explanation. In the summer of 2015, a couple stepped quietly through the door of my Exploration Museum in Húsavík. They paid for two tickets, wandered the exhibits, and without a word, left a red folder …

Raufarhöfn remembers its Herring heritage

In 2010, local paper Skarpur reported on a research project that collected first-hand memories of the herring years in Raufarhöfn, once Iceland’s largest herring export harbor. Conducted by Tinna Stefánsdóttir for the Húsavík Academic Center, the project recorded interviews with locals who lived through the boom. Tinna noted that …