<p><strong>Hnjótur &#8211; The Egill Ólafsson Museum preserves local history through a potpourri exhibition of farming and fishing equipment. This equipment and other unique objects of historical interest were collected by the museum’s namesake, Egill Ólafsson. </strong></p>
<p>Egill Ólafsson, a farmer born and raised at Hnjótur, started early on to collect interesting items, many of them related to the aviation and fishing history of Iceland. Visitors can view unusual treasures, such as a Russian airplane that stranded in Iceland in 1993.  The museum also houses an engaging exhibition about the rescue of the British trawler<em> Dhoon</em> that stranded at Látra­bjarg in 1947.</p>
<h2>Opening hours of the museum</h2>
<p>Hnjótur &#8211; The Egill Ólafsson Museum is open daily between 2 May and 30 September.</p>
<h2>Where is Hnjótur &#8211; The Egill Ólafsson Museum?</h2>
<p>It is located a 40 minutes&#8217; drive across the fjord from Patreksfjörður village.</p>


Hnjótur – The Egill Ólafsson Museum

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