Main allocation of the museum fund 2018

The Minister of Education, Culture and Sports has allocated a total of ISK 114,770,000 from the Museum Fund, after receiving the Museum Council's opinion, from the main allocation of the Museum Fund for 2018. 88 project grants were awarded, and their total amount was ISK 90,620,000. A total of 146 project applications were received and the grants awarded ranged from ISK 200,000 to ISK 3.0 million. Thirty-five recognized museums received operating grants from ISK 600,000 to ISK 3.0 million.

The second part of the handbook on the preservation of museum collections has been published.

See news on the website of the National Museum of Iceland On the day of preservation, March 15, the second volume of the handbook on the preservation of museum collections is published. The publisher is the National Museum of Iceland in collaboration with the National Archives of Iceland, the National Library of Iceland – University Library, the Art Museum of Iceland and the Natural History Museum of Iceland. The editor of the handbook is Nathalie Jacqueminet, Director of Conservation at the National Museum of Iceland. The handbook on the preservation of museum collections is a collaborative project of the main museums in Iceland …

The allocation process for the main allocation from the museum fund in 2019 will be accelerated

The Council of Museums approved at its 170th meeting to accelerate the process for the main allocation from the Museums Fund, starting with the 2019 main allocation. Acknowledged museums have called for the allocation process to be accelerated so that the entire grant year can be used for project work and for utilizing operating grants. It should be noted that this is the second year in a row that the Museum Council …