The Museum Council is pleased to announce that Lilja Alfreðsdóttir, Minister of Education and Culture, has approved the Council's proposal for a Strategy for Museum Work, which was prepared in collaboration with the Museum Council and the three main museums, the National Museum of Iceland, the National Gallery of Iceland and the National Museum of Iceland. According to the Museums Act No. 141/2011, one of the roles of the Museum Council is to work on a strategy for museum work in collaboration with the main museums that …

New regulation no. 587/2021 on restrictions on gatherings will enter into force on Tuesday, May 25, and will remain in effect until June 16. Museums will then be allowed to accommodate a maximum number of visitors. Currently, the maximum number is not specified in museum operating licenses, but museums are asked to be reasonable in terms of the number of visitors and proceed with caution. The mask requirement will be eased and it …

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 …