This guide covers what the museum is, how its collection began and where it is in Reykjavik.
What the museum is
The Icelandic Phallological Museum is dedicated to collecting, studying and presenting phalluses and all things phallic.
The Icelandic Phallological Museum is at Hafnartorg, Reykjastraeti 4, in central Reykjavik.
Visit Reykjavik describes the exhibition as presenting its subject through both scientific and cultural contexts, with biological specimens, cultural artefacts and references to Icelandic folklore.
How the collection began
The collection began in 1974, when its founder, Sigurdur Hjartarson, then a headmaster in Akranes, was given a bull's pizzle.
The Icelandic Phallological Museum opened in a small space in downtown Reykjavik in 1997.
The Icelandic Phallological Museum moved to a larger space in Husavik in 2004.
The museum says its collection of the Icelandic mammal fauna was completed in 2011, when the founder retired and his son, Hjortur, took over.
The Icelandic Phallological Museum moved to its current location in the heart of Reykjavik in 2020 and added a bistro.
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