The Museum Council draws attention to the new regulation no. 510/2021 on restrictions on gatherings, which comes into effect on Monday, May 10 and is valid until May 26. Museums are permitted to receive 75% of the maximum number of visitors per museum, and visitors must be registered with their name, ID number and telephone number. For school visits by children born in 2005 and later, it is sufficient to register the class and …

An amendment has been made to the current regulation on infection prevention. Museums are now permitted to receive half of the maximum number of visitors per museum and visitors must be registered with their name, ID number and telephone number. For other matters, reference is made to the previous regulation, no. 404/2021 Regulation 427/2021: https://www.stjornartidindi.is/Advert.aspx?RecordID=178e1eda-5f7c-4460-9b2b-5ea48db0e8cd

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 …