The University of Iceland's Research Centre in Breiðdalsvík is a unique centre that focuses on earth sciences and linguistics. It offers great opportunities for learning, with exciting permanent and temporary exhibitions, such as ‘A Glimpse Beneath the Surface’, which lets visitors explore drill cores from different geological periods. It also has an exibition on an Icelandic scholars who taught Icelandic in America and authored an important textbook in English for students of Icelandic.