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.
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.
