Laxá Stations
Laxá Hydropower Station presents the exhibitions What of the Gods? and Reality Check.
What of the Gods?
One of the country's most interesting tourist exhibitions, What of the Gods?, will be continued in Laxá Station this summer. It has already drawn well-deserved attention from visitors since 2004. Featuring works by sculptor Hallsteinn Sigurðsson, the exhibition is based on the Nordic gods and tells the visitor about them.
The sculptures are arranged in the tunnels and vaults of Laxá Station, so that visitors travel from the world of men to that of the gods and back again. Explanatory texts by the ethnologist Árni Björnsson are provided, including in English. The exhibition has become a popular stopping place for travellers through North Iceland.
Reality Check
The exhibition Reality Check features works by Daníel Þorkell Magnússon, Eggert Jóhannesson and Ingvar Högni Ragnarsson. Daníel Þorkell Magnússon photographed the home of a latin-teacher in Reykjavik. Ingvar Högni Ragnarsson shows a series of photographs from Reykjavik's centrum. The news photographer Eggert Jóhannesson presents the photograph Börnin borga (The Children Will Pay), which was taken during the protest actions in front of the icelandic parliament 2009. Reality Check is a cooperative project between Landsvirkjun and Reykjavik Arts Festival.
The Laxá hydropower station is open during summer every weekday from 1–5 p.m. and at weekends from 1–6 p.m. until August 21.
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How to get there
On the way from Akureyri on road nr. 1 turn onto road 845 at the church at Einarsstaðir. After 10 km turn again onto Road 854, which goes straight past the Folk Museum at Grenjaðarstaður to the Laxá Stations.
Tourism and outdoor recreation
The Laxá canyon is interesting to walk through in order to enjoy its beauty and diverse bird life. The location is convenient, about half an hour's drive from Húsavík. The famed Mývatn area is around 40 minutes away by car, Akureyri about an hour away.
Also, travellers are urged to utilise the variety of tourist services available near the Laxá Stations.
- The Grenjaðarstaður Folk Museum
- The Transportation Museum at Ystafell