The Minister of Education, Culture and Sports has allocated funds from the main allocation of the Museum Fund 2021 At the meeting of the Museum Council on March 25, the Council's recommendations on grant applications from the main allocation of the Museum Fund 2021 were approved, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 of the Museum Act No. 141/2011. Proposals were made to the Minister of Education, Culture and Sports on the allocation of grants from the fund, which according to Paragraph 7 of Article 22 of the Museum Act allocates …

The National Museum of Iceland issued guidelines on volcanic eruption prevention in April 2021 in response to the volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula. Many museums are located in the area where the effects of an eruption could occur, and their staff are encouraged to familiarize themselves with these precautions, in addition to other museums in the country being located in high-risk areas in terms of …

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 …

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 …

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 …