Starting tomorrow, Tuesday, March 24th, all museums must close their doors to help curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The Museum Council has prepared a poster (see PDF version here and JPG version here) that museums can print out and hang in their museum windows if appropriate due to the museum closure. The text is based on the texts that …
The Minister of Education, Culture and Sports has allocated funds from the main allocation of the Museum Fund 2020. In the main allocation of the Museum Fund 2020, the fund received 200 applications from 50 parties, from 45 recognized museums and 5 other parties. 177 applications were received for one-year grants for a total amount of ISK 275,469,165 and 23 Excellence applications were received for a total amount for the year 2020 ISK 80,325,500 and for the entire grant period …
UPDATED MARCH 22: Latest news on tightened crowd restrictions on covid.is Tightened restrictions on gatherings – the limit is set at 20 people. These rules come into effect at midnight on Monday evening, March 23. THIS MEANS THAT MUSEUMS MUST CLOSED. “The Minister of Health has decided, in accordance with the proposal of the Chief Epidemiologist, to restrict gatherings even further than before due to the rapid spread of …