Open for submission of interim and final reports for grants from the 2019 main allocation

Now, grantees who were allocated in the 2019 main allocation can submit utilization reports via the Museum Council's application website. Final report for project grants in the 2019 main allocation of the Museum Fund Progress report for project grants, 1.5 million kr. and higher in the 2019 main allocation of the Museum Fund Grantees are required to submit a report to the Museum Council on the utilization of grants from the Museum Fund. All reports on the utilization of grants are submitted via the application website …

The Museum Council participates in a European collaborative project, MOI!

Museums of Impact! MOI! Museums of Impact is a European collaborative project funded by the Creative Europe programme. The project aims to develop a self-assessment model for European museums. The model helps museums to critically and creatively assess their operations and develop their capacity to meet the demands of an evolving, increasingly diverse society, …

Additional allocation from the Museum Fund 2019 – continuing education grants to recognized museums

The Minister of Education, Science and Culture, after receiving the opinion of the Museum Council, has allocated 47 continuing education grants to recognized museums from the additional allocation of the Museum Fund 2019 for a total amount of ISK 12,186,800. Two types of grants were awarded, Continuing Education for Museum Employees on the one hand and Courses/Lecturers on the other. Continuing Education for Museum Employees can be used, among other things, to pursue formal education or as a travel and subsistence grant for …

Museum fund increases by over 100 million between years

The Museum Council welcomes the fact that the budget for 2020 states that the budget for the Museum Fund has been increased by over 100 million ISK, to 250.3 million ISK for 2020, 245.5 million ISK in 2021 and 240.6 million ISK in 2022. This increased budget will increase the Museum Fund's ability to support professional museum work in the country.