The last day to apply for the museum fund was March 26. Applications will be discussed at the next meeting of the council and proposals for allocation will be sent to the minister following that meeting. The fund received a total of 60 applications this year.

The Museum Council is advertising applications from cultural museums, natural history museums and art museums for grants from the Museum Fund in 2013. The role of the Museum Fund is to support the work of those museums that fall under the Museums Act No. 141/2011. The Museum Council allocates funds from the fund in accordance with the Museums Act and the Council's allocation rules from 19 July 2010. The amount and number of grants awarded depend on the budget allocation and applications. …