Faroe Islands Culture and Sights

Fiskastovan means "The Fish House" and referres to the fact that the house was a centre for fish industry a century ago. The local people worked there in the area around the house and inside the house...

In the museum you can find paintings (mainly oil on canvas) and drawings made by the famous Ruth Smith (born 1913, died 1958). The motives are portraits and landscapes from the Faroe Islands and from ...

The Art Gallery Oyggin is situated in the western part of Tvøroyri. The owner of the gallery is Palle Julsgart. He is an artist himself and some of his paintings are hanging in the gallery along with ...

The Historic and Maritime Museum of Tvøroyri is located in the so-called Doktarahúsid. The house is called Doktarahúsið because it was built for the first doctor (physician) in Suðuroy. The house has ...

The Museum of Porkeri is situated near the church in the Old School, which was built in 1888. The school was a public elementary school but also a school for navigators, the first of its kind in Sudur...