The Textile Museum in Blönduós exhibits a unique collection of homemade wool and textile items. It also exhibits beautiful Icelandic national constumes and artistic embroideries along with many of the tools and equipments used to produce them.

It is the only one of its kind in Iceland and was founded by the Women's Union in East Húnavatnssýsla. The museum was officially opend at the centennial of Blönduós in 1976 . Today, it is situated in a beautiful new building and the exhibitions are easily accessible for visitors.

An important part of the museum is named after Halldóra Bjarnadóttir (1873-1981), a well-known lady in Iceland. She was a domestic consultant for the National Farmers Union in Iceland for many years and she published the „Hlín" magazine for 44 years. Moreover, she founded and operated the Wool- and Textile College at Svalbarði in South-Þingeyjarsýsla. Halldóra dedicated herself to the social and educational affairs of women and was an eager representative of their culture. She collected varieties of weaving and knit patterns as well as many types of small objects related to wool- and textile processing.

The main Goals of the Museum

• Collection and keeping of diverse wool and textile items from Iceland.

• Collection and keeping of diverse tools and equipment for the making of textile items.

• The creation of a lively place for exhibitions and demonstration of different handy crafts and ways of production.

• To be open to people, who want to do research related to textiles and the exhibition pieces of the museum.

• The preservation of "Halldórustofa", the room of Halldóra, and the further development of it as a special exhibition within the museum.