Guide to The Icelandic Phallological Museum

The Icelandic Phallological Museum was established in 1997 by Sigurður Hjartarson, a retired history and Spanish teacher. The museum grew out of his long-standing personal interest in phallology, sparked in his childhood by a bull's penis given to him for use as a cattle whip.

In 2012, founder Sigurður Hjartarson handed over the museum's management and collection to his son, Hjörtur Gísli Sigurðsson. This transition solidified the museum's future as a hereditary institution, with the younger Sigurðsson continuing to seek new acquisitions for the collection.

Following Sigurður Hjartarson's retirement and the move to Húsavík, the museum was eventually relocated back to Reykjavík to its current position on the main shopping street, Laugavegur. This return to the capital marked a significant shift in its accessibility and operation after its stint as a smaller local attraction in the fishing village.

In July 2011, the museum secured its first human penis from a deceased 95-year-old Icelandic donor. The preservation process was ultimately challenging, leaving the specimen as a shrivelled mass in formalin, though it remains a key artifact in the museum's history and its ongoing quest for human specimens.

In May 2022, the museum announced the acquisition of a plaster cast of Jimi Hendrix's erect penis. The item was created in 1968 by renowned groupie Cynthia Albritton, who donated the cast to the museum shortly before her death in April 2022.