ans ▁of ▁I cel and ic ▁animals ▁from ▁sources ▁around ▁the ▁country , ▁with ▁ac quis itions ▁r anging ▁from ▁the ▁ ▁front ▁tip ▁of ▁a ▁blue ▁wh ale ▁pen is ▁to ▁the ▁ ▁b ac ul um ▁of ▁a ▁ham ster , ▁which ▁can ▁only ▁be ▁seen ▁with ▁a ▁magn ifying ▁glass . ▁The ▁museum ▁claims ▁that ▁its ▁collection ▁includes ▁the ▁pen ises ▁of ▁el ves ▁and ▁t roll s , ▁though , ▁as ▁I cel and ic ▁fol kl ore ▁port ray s ▁such ▁cre atures ▁as ▁being ▁invisible , ▁they ▁cannot ▁be ▁seen . ▁The ▁collection ▁also ▁features ▁ph all ic ▁art ▁and ▁craft s ▁such ▁as ▁l amps h ades ▁made ▁from ▁the ▁sc rot ums ▁of ▁b ull s . ▁ ▁The ▁museum ▁has ▁become ▁a ▁popular ▁tour ist ▁att raction ▁with ▁thousands ▁of ▁visitors ▁a ▁year ▁and ▁has ▁received ▁international ▁media ▁attention , ▁including ▁a ▁Canadian ▁document ary ▁film ▁called ▁The ▁Final ▁Member , ▁which ▁covers ▁the ▁museum ' s ▁quest ▁to ▁obtain ▁a ▁human ▁pen is . ▁According ▁to ▁its ▁mission ▁statement , ▁the ▁museum ▁a ims ▁to ▁enable ▁" ind ividual s ▁to ▁undert ake ▁serious ▁study ▁into ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁ph all ology ▁in ▁an ▁organized , ▁scientific ▁fashion ." ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁The ▁museum ' s ▁founder ▁Sig ur ð ur ▁H j art ar son ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁teacher ▁and ▁principal ▁for ▁ 3 7 ▁years , ▁teaching ▁history ▁and ▁Spanish ▁at ▁Re yk jav ík ' s ▁Ham ra hl id