National Museum of the Faroe Islands
- National Museum of the Faroe Islands
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Føroya Fornminnissavn (English: National Museum of the Faroe Islands) is the national museum of the Faroe Islands, located in Tórshavn.
The Museum on Brekkutún 6
The National Museum of the Faroe Islands 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.[1]
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:
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FR 49: Maria and Baby Jesus
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FR 50: St. John the Baptist
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Faroese stamps 1984:
Faroese stamps 2001:
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FR 380: Saint Bartholomew.
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FR 381: Unidentified apostle.
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FR 382: Unidentified apostle.
References
Extern Links
- Fornminni.fo (Official website of the National Museum of the Faroe Islands).
- Patursson.com, Website of the Patursson family in Kirkjubøur.
Coordinates: 62°01′56″N 6°45′54″W / 62.03222°N 6.765°W / 62.03222; -6.765
Categories:
- Museums in the Faroe Islands
- Faroese culture
- Tórshavn
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