Prevention and response plans play a key role in securing our cultural heritage for the future, and it is therefore important that every museum has a response plan that outlines how to respond to an impending disaster in order to avert shocks. All cultural institutions should prepare response plans for emergencies. This includes recognized museums in Iceland, which should …
The Minister of Culture has allocated funds from the main allocation of the Museum Fund 2025 The Museum Council's allocation ceremony took place in the Picture Hall of the National Museum of Iceland on Friday, February 14, at a ceremonial ceremony attended by distinguished guests. Minister of Culture Logi Einarsson addressed the guests and allocated 129 grants, a total of 217,159,500 krónur from the Museum Fund. There were 114 one-year grants totaling 163,259,500 krónur to 47 beneficiaries. Excellence Grants 2025 – …
The Museum Council's award ceremony will be held in the Picture Gallery of the National Museum of Iceland on Friday, February 14th, from 4-5 p.m. Logi Einarsson, Minister of Culture, will award grants from the main allocation of the museum fund at a ceremonial ceremony. The award ceremony is a direct continuation of the annual meeting of the National Museums and the Museum Council, which begins earlier, at 2:00-4:00 p.m. at the National Museum of Iceland. At the Museum Council meeting last December, the council approved a proposal for a main allocation from the museum fund for 2025 …
Minister of Culture Logi Einarsson has now allocated 23,660,000 kr. from the additional allocation of the Museum Fund 2024. From the additional allocation of 2024, 74 grants were allocated to 38 recognized museums, 53 grants are for continuing education projects and courses and 21 grants for digital promotion. The Minister allocates from the Museum Fund after receiving the opinion of the Museum Council. List of grants from the additional allocation of the Museum Fund 2024 Allocation from the Museum Fund …
The annual museum council trip took place in November and four museums were visited in West Iceland. They were the Görðar Museum in Akranes, the Borgarfjörður Museum, the Norwegian House – the Snæfellsnes and Hnappdæla Museum and the Icelandic Agricultural Museum. In addition to the council members, the directors of the three main museums who attend the museum council meetings due to their position, as well as the museum council office staff who were also with them. …
According to Article 7 of the Museums Act No. 141/2011, the Museums Council shall convene a consultation meeting at least annually with the Minister of Culture and representatives of the main museums, as well as the professional associations involved in the work of the museums that operate under the Museums Act. The first consultation meeting between the Minister of Culture and Business and the professional associations of museum work was held on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at the Museums Council's premises at Austurstræti 5, while the Museums Council draws up rules for …
The Museum Council would like to remind you that applications are now open for the 2024 Museum Fund Extra Allocation. The application deadline is 4:00 p.m., Monday, November 25, 2024. In the 2024 Museum Fund Extra Allocation, recognized museums can apply for grants for continuing education or digital promotion. Applications received after the application deadline will not be considered. An application form can be found here. INFORMATION …
This year's museum staff seminar was entitled What's the point? Transformation in museum work and took place from 2-4 October in Akureyri. The museum staff seminar is both a forum for discussions about the most important issues in museum work, and also an opportunity for further education. At this 36th FÍSOS seminar, a tight and diverse program was offered. Museum staff are always …
The Museum Council attended the annual meeting and conference of the International Blue Shield Association on September 9-12. The conference was held in Bucharest, Romania, in collaboration with the Romanian National Institute for Heritage, and its title was Shielding the Past: 70 years of the Hague Convention on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the 1954 UNESCO Hague Convention on the Protection of …
Applications are open for the 2025 main allocation of the Museum Fund. The application deadline is 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, and applications can be made on the Museum Fund's application website. APPLICATION for a one-year grant from the 2025 main allocation of the Museum Fund. Recognized museums can apply for one-year grants, in addition to other museums, main collections, museum guides, centers and exhibitions can apply for …