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ROSTUNGURINN - THE WALRUS

A recent study sheds new light on the existence of ancient walruses in Iceland. For the first time, it has been confirmed that a special Icelandic walrus population lived in Iceland for several thousand years, until 800–1200 AD.



Opened in March 2020


Náttúruminjasafn Íslands / Icelandic Museum of Natural History - Perlan, Reykjavík

Designed by Þórunn S Þorgrímsdóttir & Ingibjörg Jara Sigurðardóttir / VISIONIS
Editor: Álfheiður Ingadóttir
Graphic Designer: Ingi Kristján Sigurmarsson 
Lighting Design: Páll Ragnarsson                                           


The exhibition is made in collaboration with e.g. Bjarni F. Einarsson, archeologist, Bergsveinn Birgisson, Nordic scholar & Snæbjörn Pálsson, professor and geneticist.

photo/NMSÍ