The Eldheimar museum in Vestmannaeyjar Islands receives the 2015 Icelandic Design Award 3967

The Eldheimar museum in Vestmannaeyjar Islands received the 2015 Icelandic Design Award at Kjarvalsstaðir Museum yesterday, reports Eyjafréttir. The prize was first awarded last year, then recognising the outstanding work of Designs from Nowhere. 

Read more: The Westman Islands are the Pompeii of the North

Island on fire The huge volcanic eruption began on 23 January 1973 without any sign of warning on the outskirts of Vestmannaeyjar town on Heimaey Island, south of Iceland. It forced the entire population to evacuate their homes and set sail to mainland Iceland. A large number of buildings were buried under lava and ash, many were completely destroyed but others were later unearthed and saved.  Photo/Will Perry/Reykjavík Museum of Photography

The 1973 Heimaey eruption is presented in a skilfull and engaging manner at Eldheimar museum, remarked the jury.

The museum and its surroundings was designed by Kristín Ólafsdóttir, landscape architect, Margrét Kristín Gunnarsdóttir, architect, Axel Hallkell Jóhannsson, and Gagarín, an interactive media solutions company.

The Eldheimar museum in Vestmannaeyjar Islands received the 2015 Icelandic Design Award at Kjarvalsstaðir Museum yesterday, reports Eyjafréttir. The prize was first awarded last year, then recognising the outstanding work of Designs from Nowhere. 

Read more: The Westman Islands are the Pompeii of the North

Island on fire The huge volcanic eruption began on 23 January 1973 without any sign of warning on the outskirts of Vestmannaeyjar town on Heimaey Island, south of Iceland. It forced the entire population to evacuate their homes and set sail to mainland Iceland. A large number of buildings were buried under lava and ash, many were completely destroyed but others were later unearthed and saved.  Photo/Will Perry/Reykjavík Museum of Photography

The 1973 Heimaey eruption is presented in a skilfull and engaging manner at Eldheimar museum, remarked the jury.

The museum and its surroundings was designed by Kristín Ólafsdóttir, landscape architect, Margrét Kristín Gunnarsdóttir, architect, Axel Hallkell Jóhannsson, and Gagarín, an interactive media solutions company.