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Icelands Many Penises: The Phallological Museum

By on May 10, 2015

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Iceland is full of natural wonders. From Volcano’s to Auroras, Icebergs to Geysers, waterfalls to penises. Yep Iceland is full of penises of all shapes and sizes. In the worlds only Phallological Museum of course.

P1040411The owner of the museum is Sigurður Hjartarson, an ex-high school teach who in 1974 was given a dried bull’s penis, often used to whip farm animals, as a joke Christmas present after discovering that he used to own one as a boy. Soon enough, Hjartarson was receiving more and more bull penises. The rumour spread and whale penises began being given to him from his whaling station worker acquaintances. Hjartarson decided to continue his collection and attempt to collect a specimen from every Icelandic mammal.

It took decades, but with time and dedication Hjartarson managed to acquire 283 members from 93 different mammal species. Making them a home in the Icelandic Phallological Museum. Reaching his goal in 2011 after acquiring the penis of Homo sapiens.

For 1250 krona (about $10), you can see the collection for yourself in downtown Reykjavik.

The walls are decorated with Penis art and artefacts, including handcrafted scrotum lampshades. The museum also displays sculptures in honor of the 2008 Silver Medal-winning Icelandic handball team. The largest specimen on display is the impressive sperm whale member, reaching six feet in length and weighing about 150 pounds (apparently just the tip of the full penis that was originally six feet long, weighing over 700 pounds).

The museum is beyond bizarre and if you were unable to read the labels I doubt you would even realise what the shrivelled dried organs really are. Tourists file through the strange museum, giggling and speaking in hushed voices as they browse past the hamster and elf penises, as if admiring artwork in a church.

Iceland’s Penis Museum is one of the most eccentric tourist attractions downtown and you really must see it for yourself to fully understand the weirdness of the place. Disgusting or fascinating. You decide.

Icelandic Phallological Museum
AddressLaugavegur 116, 105 Reykjavík, Iceland
Phone+354 561 6663
 

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Hello there, I'm Kat Knapp. I am a 26-year old Australian currently living in New Zealand. The past decade has involved a lot of travel which has resulted in me having visited 79 countries across all 7 continents. I have lived in Iceland, The Netherlands, Japan, France, Romania and Madagascar. Here is where I have shared a number of my adventures. I have an undergraduate degree in Sociology and Journalism, and am currently completing post-graduate study in Forensic Psychology and Teaching. I have my Private Pilots license, Adventure Dive Licence and Truck license which have led to some adventures on/above and below land. I hope to use this place to reflect on some missing adventures and ponder some non-travel related parts of my life.