The museum at Mánárbakki was opened on June 18th 1995 in a house named Thórshamar that was moved there from Húsavík.

Recently, the museum was enlarged with a house named Lækjarbakki, built in a traditional Icelandic style, for all kinds of items that could not be fitted in at Thórshamar.

The museum is open daily from June 10th to August 31st and by agreement at other times of the year.