The Executive Director of the Museums Council presented the fund's allocation rules and the conditions for museum recognition at a mobile school for museum professionals held in Reykjavík at the end of September. Here you can see the slides that accompanied the presentation. Here you can see a recording of the presentation. Further information about the recognition process can be found here.

Table of Contents 1. A museum shall be owned by a public entity, a non-profit organization, a company or an enterprise that ensures the financial basis for the museum for its normal operations and appoints a board of directors. A museum shall not be operated for profit. With the Museums Act No. 141/2011, the Museums Council was given the role of discussing the recognition of museums and the withdrawal of recognition before proposals to that effect are sent to the Minister. …

I. Objective of the meeting The objective of the meeting is to seek the opinion of museum professionals on key questions regarding the future organization of museum affairs in the country in the spirit of the new Museum Act. It is important to receive opinions and suggestions on emphases and implementation from the group. The objective of the meeting is no less to work in close cooperation with the main stakeholders and to agree on a conclusion that takes into account …