The Museum Council draws attention to the new regulation no. 440/2021 on restrictions on gatherings. The 20-person limit will take effect from April 15th and is scheduled to remain in effect for 3 weeks, until May 5th. As before, museums fall under the definition of other public spaces. The new regulation on restrictions on gatherings states in Article 3. …
The Museum Council draws attention to the tighter restrictions on gatherings. New regulations on restrictions on gatherings due to the pandemic came into effect on March 25 and are valid until April 15, 2021. Now, a limit of 10 people applies and please note that children born in 2015 and later are not included in the maximum number. The restrictions on gatherings that apply to museums apply throughout the country from …
The new regulation on restrictions on gatherings due to the pandemic is valid until March 17th. Museums: Customers may be up to a maximum of 200 instead of 150 previously, provided that the conditions of the regulation on the number of square meters are met. The 2-meter proximity limit and mask obligation continue to apply. Rules on crowd restrictions according to Article 3 of the regulation on crowd restrictions, see Article 3, paragraph 3. …
The Minister of Education, Science and Culture has considered the proposal of the Museums Council from 25 November 2020 on the recognition of museums according to the Museums Act No. 141/2011. The Minister granted recognition to the Icelandic Film Museum on the Council's proposal. The Icelandic Film Museum is a museum owned by the state and operates according to the Film Act No. 137/2001. The museum's main role is to collect, register and preserve Icelandic films; monitor the return …
The Minister of Education, Culture and Sports has appointed a new Museum Council, whose term of office is 1 February 2021 – 31 January 2025. The Council consists of: General representatives Vilhjálmur Bjarnason, chairman, appointed without nomination Gunnhildur Ásta Guðmundsdóttir vice chairman, appointed without nomination Helga Lára Þorsteinsdóttir, nominated by the Icelandic Section of ICOM, the International Council of Museums Hlynur Hallsson, nominated by the Association of Icelandic Museums and Collectors Inga Lára Baldvinsdóttir, nominated by the Association …
New regulations on gathering restrictions will come into effect on Monday, February 8. The maximum number of visitors allowed in museums will now be 150 people, based on the number of square meters. Regulation No. 123/2021 states: “museums, such as libraries and archives, art museums, historical museums, natural history museums and technology museums, are permitted to receive five visitors per 10 m², with a maximum of 150 visitors per space …
The Vestmannaeyjar Municipality has informed the Museum Board that Sæheimar (or the Natural History Museum as it is called from October 31, 2019) has been merged into the operation of Sagnheimar – Vestmannaeyjar Historical Museum. There has also been a change that Vestmannaeyjarbær has taken over the operation of the museum from the Vestmannaeyjar Knowledge Center. Since Sæheimar was a recognized museum and now belongs to Sagnheimar, …
New regulations on quarantine measures will come into effect on January 13. The changes from previous measures that apply to museums are that general crowd restrictions will be based on 20 people, with children born in 2005 and later exempted from that number. This is being applied to each quarantine space. Gathering restrictions valid from January 13 to February 17, 2021 Maximum number …
At the end of December 2020, the Minister of Education and Culture, after receiving the opinion of the Museum Council, allocated ISK 17,466,950 from the second additional allocation of the Museum Fund 2020. In 2020, there were two additional allocations from the fund, the first was last July and was intended as a counterbalance to the consequences that COVID-19 has had on the operation of museums. Now from the second additional allocation, 58 grants were allocated to …
Applications are open for the 2021 main allocation of the Museum Fund. The application deadline is 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 16th and applications can be made on the Museum Fund's application website. Grants for one year. Recognized museums can apply for grants for one year. In addition, other museums, main collections, museum guides, centers and exhibitions can apply for allocations from the Museum Fund in collaboration with recognized museums, …