Promote Cultural Heritage Through Local Experience
Explore a remarkable piece of Icelandic heritage
People who care about this issue are not always connected. This space exists to bring those concerned together so they can act collectively. If you are negatively impacted, or if this resonates, and you want to help, have experience or ideas to move this activity forward, then get involved. We’ll show you how below. Check the Act Now section below for simple next steps you can take now. Note: All listings remain active until outcomes are either delivered or the listing is no longer required.
Log in to rate this issue and help influence change.
Activity Listing Details
Ambition
To highlight and encourage people to visit Petra’s Stone Collection in East Iceland.
Ambition Type
Cultural
Level
PL1 - Very Small Personal Participation
Goal
Make Others Aware
Audience
General Public, Students, Young People (16-25), Retired People, Engaged Citizens, Community Leaders & Volunteers, Educators & Academics, Business Owners & Entrepreneurs, Creatives & Media
Situation
Petra Sveinsdóttir spent decades collecting stones and minerals from across Iceland and displaying them in and around her home in Stöðvarfjörður.
Over time, her personal collection grew into a remarkable attraction now known as Petra’s Stone Collection.
Petra was also the grandmother of Ivar Ingimarsson (our co-founder), whose connection to this place makes it especially meaningful to share here.
Rather than a formal museum, the collection feels personal and authentic. Visitors move through rooms, gardens, and pathways filled with colourful minerals and natural history, all arranged by Petra herself.
The collection reflects a lifetime of curiosity, dedication, and connection to Iceland’s landscape.
For many travellers exploring East Iceland, Petra’s Stone Collection becomes one of the most memorable stops along the journey.
Over time, her personal collection grew into a remarkable attraction now known as Petra’s Stone Collection.
Petra was also the grandmother of Ivar Ingimarsson (our co-founder), whose connection to this place makes it especially meaningful to share here.
Rather than a formal museum, the collection feels personal and authentic. Visitors move through rooms, gardens, and pathways filled with colourful minerals and natural history, all arranged by Petra herself.
The collection reflects a lifetime of curiosity, dedication, and connection to Iceland’s landscape.
For many travellers exploring East Iceland, Petra’s Stone Collection becomes one of the most memorable stops along the journey.
Outcomes
Visiting Petra’s Stone Collection can help:
• preserve a unique piece of Icelandic cultural heritage
• encourage travellers to explore East Iceland
• support a small independent cultural attraction
• promote slower and more meaningful tourism
• celebrate Petra’s remarkable lifelong passion for stones and minerals
• preserve a unique piece of Icelandic cultural heritage
• encourage travellers to explore East Iceland
• support a small independent cultural attraction
• promote slower and more meaningful tourism
• celebrate Petra’s remarkable lifelong passion for stones and minerals
Act Now
Rate Listing, Share Listing, Come Visit
Status
At Step 3 - Sharing Only
Map Reference
Address
Petra's Stone Collection, 21, Hringvegur, Stöðvarfjörður, Fjarðabyggð, Eastern Region, 755, Iceland
Petra's Stone Collection, 21, Hringvegur, Stöðvarfjörður, Fjarðabyggð, Eastern Region, 755, Iceland
Codification
Place Categories
Museums
Interest Areas
Media
Contact Details
Website
Listing Outcomes
What Did This Listing Achieve?
This listing is ongoing.
