Museum of Sorcery and Witchcraft

The Museum of Sorcery and Witchcraft (Icelandic Galdrasýning á Ströndum) is a privately operated and publicly accessible museum dedicated to the folklore and history of sorcery and witchcraft in Iceland. It is run by Strandagaldur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈstrantaˌkaltʏr̥]).^[1] First opened in June 2000,^[2] and curated by Sigurður Atlason (d. 2018), the museum is located in the coastal town Hólmavík.^[3] Based on research which began in 1996,^[4] the museum contains various permanent and special exhibitions on subjects such as the Nábrók (or necropants)^[5] Icelandic magical staves, Tilberi, and Icelandic grimoires. An upstairs area focuses on the history of witch hunts in Iceland, and the genealogy of witches and their accusers. A note invites visitors to consider how they might be related to the historical figures.