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Exhibitions in the House have been designed to show the building at its best. The museum is inevitably affected by its environment, and so part of the museum focusses on the House and its inhabitants. Several aspects of local history are also recounted. |
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In the Assistants' House are six sections: 1. Items from the Lefolii business. 2. Items owned by Guðlaugur Pálsson (1896-1993), who ran a shop in Eyrarbakki from 1917 until 1993. His long career in business attracted international media attention. 3. Ecclesiastical items. 4. A selection of items from the Árnessýsla Folk Museum. On the upper floor of the Assistants' House is an exhibition on local irrigation projects, and another on textiles. On the ground floor of the House there are three
rooms and a kitchen. The Green Room (5) has been restored as close as possible
to its appearance around the turn of the century, based on old photographs.
The most remarkable item in the collection is the piano, which was in the
House from 1871 to 1930.
In a room under the eaves at the south are old photographs. In a garret leading from this room, old playthings from the Árnessýsla Folk Museum Collection are displayed. In the attic was sleeping accommodation for male servants, where visitors can observe their living conditions. |
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