The Minister of Education, Science and Culture has considered the proposal of the Museums Council from 2 October 2014 on the recognition of museums according to the Museums Act No. 141/2011. The Minister granted recognition to 4 museums on the basis of the proposal of the Council. They are the Dalamanna Regional Museum, the Garðskagi Regional Museum, the Hula Museum in Húsavík and the Industrial Museum in Akureyri. The Museums Council is accepting applications for processing in 2015 until 31 August 2015. More …

The Museum Council is hosting a symposium on museum research at the National Museum on November 6. Research should be an important part of museum work and one of the prerequisites for museum work to be in step with the times. The Museum Council wants to explore and assess the importance of research in museum work and find ways to strengthen the role of research in museum work. Attention will be focused on …

Recording. Program: 13:30 – Ágústa Kristófersdóttir, Director of the Museum Council – Applications for the Museum Fund 2015 13:50 – Eiríkur Stephensen, Specialist in Research and Innovation at Rannís: About defined projects 14:20 – Þorgeir Ólafsson, Information Officer at the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science and Þóra Magnúsdóttir, Specialist at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: EFTA Development Fund and Cultural Cooperation 14:50 – Haraldur Þór Egilsson, Director of the Akureyri Museum: …

The Museum Council is advertising applications for grants from the Museum Fund in 2015. The role of the Museum Fund is to support the work of museums that fall under the Museums Act No. 141/2011. The Museum Council makes a proposal to the Minister of Education, Culture and Science for allocation from the fund in accordance with the Museums Act and the Council's allocation rules from 18 September 2013. The amount and number of grants awarded depend on the budget allocation and applications. To …