▁tour ism ▁that ▁has ▁" enabled ▁new ▁ideas ▁to ▁emer ge ▁public ly ". ▁He ▁has ▁documented ▁the ▁significance ▁of ▁the ▁museum ' s ▁role ▁in ▁I cel and ic ▁culture ▁in ▁a ▁book , ▁Ph all ological ▁museum . ▁ ▁Collection ▁▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁museum ' s ▁website , ▁the ▁collection ▁compr ises ▁ 2 8 0 ▁spec im ens ▁from ▁ 9 3 ▁species ▁of ▁animals . ▁They ▁range ▁from ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁to ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁smallest ▁pen ises ▁in ▁the ▁animal ▁world . ▁Its ▁largest ▁exhib it ▁is ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁a ▁blue ▁wh ale ' s ▁pen is ▁meas uring ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁we igh ing ▁, ▁which ▁I cel and ▁Review ▁has ▁dub bed ▁" a ▁real ▁M oby ▁Dick ". ▁The ▁spec imen ▁is ▁just ▁the ▁tip , ▁as ▁the ▁entire ▁organ , ▁when ▁int act , ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁about ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁we ighed ▁about ▁. ▁The ▁b ac ul um ▁of ▁a ▁ham ster , ▁only ▁ ▁long , ▁is ▁the ▁smallest ▁item ▁in ▁the ▁collection ▁and ▁needs ▁a ▁magn ifying ▁glass ▁to ▁be ▁viewed . ▁Sig ur ð ur ▁has ▁described ▁the ▁collection ▁as ▁the ▁product ▁of ▁" 3 7 ▁years ▁of ▁collect ing ▁pen ises . ▁Some body ▁had ▁to ▁do ▁it ." ▁ ▁The ▁museum ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁" fol kl ore ▁section " ▁exhib iting ▁myth ological ▁pen ises ; ▁its ▁online ▁catalog ue ▁lists ▁spec im ens ▁taken ▁from ▁el ves , ▁t roll s ,