▁houses ▁the ▁world ' s ▁largest ▁display ▁of ▁pen ises ▁and ▁pen ile ▁parts . ▁The ▁collection ▁of ▁ 2 8 0 ▁spec im ens ▁from ▁ 9 3 ▁species ▁of ▁animals ▁includes ▁ 5 5 ▁pen ises ▁taken ▁from ▁wh ales , ▁ 3 6 ▁from ▁se als ▁and ▁ 1 1 8 ▁from ▁land ▁m amm als , ▁alleg edly ▁including ▁H ul du f ól k ▁( I cel and ic ▁el ves ) ▁and ▁t roll s . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁museum ▁obtained ▁its ▁first ▁human ▁pen is , ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁promised ▁by ▁would - be ▁don ors . ▁Its ▁det achment ▁from ▁the ▁don or ' s ▁body ▁did ▁not ▁go ▁according ▁to ▁plan ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁reduced ▁to ▁a ▁grey ish - b rown ▁sh rive led ▁mass ▁that ▁was ▁pick led ▁in ▁a ▁jar ▁of ▁formal in . ▁The ▁museum ▁continues ▁to ▁search ▁for ▁" a ▁younger ▁and ▁a ▁bigger ▁and ▁better ▁one ." ▁ ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁by ▁since - then ▁retired ▁teacher ▁Sig ur ð ur ▁H j art ar son ▁and ▁now ▁run ▁by ▁his ▁son ▁H j ört ur ▁G ís li ▁Sig ur ð sson , ▁the ▁museum ▁grew ▁out ▁of ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁pen ises ▁that ▁began ▁during ▁Sig ur ð ur ' s ▁child hood ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁cattle ▁wh ip ▁made ▁from ▁a ▁b ull ' s ▁pen is . ▁He ▁obtained ▁the ▁org