Snorrastofa is an independent research centre established in 1995. The centre is located in Reykholt in western Iceland, the main residence of Iceland’s greatest medieval writer, poet, scholar and statesman, Snorri Sturluson (1179-1241). Its main task is to instigate and conduct research on the medieval period in general, and Snorri and his works in particular. It is one of Iceland’s main historic sites, a cultural centre past and present.

Snorrastofa has set up exhibitions about Snorri Sturluson and other topics on the history of Borgarfjörður. In the same facilities there is a small museum shop and a tourist reception. Conferences are also held in Snorrastofa and there are given lectures and courses.

The old church in Reykholt was built in the years 1885 – 1887 and was a parish church until 1996. It now belongs to the building museum of the National Museum of Iceland and is open to Reykholt’s visitors.

The new church in Reykholt was consecrated 1996, designed. She is famous for her acoustics. The church has old church bells, the Frobenius organ of Reykjavík Cathedral, award-winning stone windows by Valgerður Bergsdóttir and a baptismal font made of clay, a Norwegian gift. The baptismal font and altarpiece of the church in Reykholt date from around 1500, now the property of the National Museum.