Listasafn Árnesinga hlaut Íslensku safnaverðlaunin 2018

Forseti Íslands Guðni Th. Jóhannesson afhenti Listasafni Árnesinga Íslensku safnaverðlaunin 2018 við hátíðlega athöfn á Bessastöðum í dag, þriðjudaginn 5. júní kl.16. Íslensku safnaverðlaunin er viðurkenning veitt annað hvert ár íslensku safni fyrir framúrskarandi starfsemi. Þrjú söfn voru tilnefnd, en ásamt Listasafni Árnesinga voru Grasagarðurinn í Reykjavík og Þjóðminjasafn Íslands fyrir nýtt varðveislu- og rannsóknasetur sitt tilnefnd til safnaverðlaunanna 2018. Íslandsdeild …

International Museum Day, May 18, 2018

International Museum Day is celebrated annually on 18 May by the International Council of Museums (ICOM). About 35,000 museums in 140 countries participate. Museums around the world organize events on the day, weekend or even the entire week of 18 May, and have done so every year since 1977. Each year, the International Council of Museums (ICOM) selects …

Úthlutunarboð safnaráðs 2018

Úthlutunarboð safnaráðs Í tilefni aðalúthlutunar safnasjóðs 2018 sem var tilkynnt í mars síðastliðnum býður safnaráð til fagnaðar með safnmönnum mánudaginn 23. apríl kl. 17.00 – 19.00 í Listasafni Íslands. Lilja Alfreðsdóttir mennta- og menningarmálaráðherra flytur ávarp Styrkþegar fimm hæstu verkefnastyrkjanna munu kynna verkefni sín Byggðasafnið í Görðum – Ný grunnsýning Byggðasafnsins í Görðum – Fasi …

Ársskýrsla safnaráðs 2017 komin út

Ársskýrsla safnaráðs árið 2017 er komin út og er nú aðgengileg á vef ráðsins. Skýrslan var samþykkt á 171. fundi ráðsins 22. mars síðastliðinn. Í skýrslunni er farið yfir starfsemi safnaráðs árið 2017 og í viðaukum má finna yfirlit yfir úthlutun úr safnasjóði það ár. Í viðaukum er einnig samantekt á rekstri viðurkenndra safna árið 2016. …

Main allocation of the museum fund 2018

The Minister of Education, Culture and Sports has allocated a total of ISK 114,770,000 from the Museum Fund, after receiving the Museum Council's opinion, from the main allocation of the Museum Fund for 2018. 88 project grants were awarded, and their total amount was ISK 90,620,000. A total of 146 project applications were received and the grants awarded ranged from ISK 200,000 to ISK 3.0 million. Thirty-five recognized museums received operating grants from ISK 600,000 to ISK 3.0 million.

The second part of the handbook on the preservation of museum collections has been published.

See news on the website of the National Museum of Iceland On the day of preservation, March 15, the second volume of the handbook on the preservation of museum collections is published. The publisher is the National Museum of Iceland in collaboration with the National Archives of Iceland, the National Library of Iceland – University Library, the Art Museum of Iceland and the Natural History Museum of Iceland. The editor of the handbook is Nathalie Jacqueminet, Director of Conservation at the National Museum of Iceland. The handbook on the preservation of museum collections is a collaborative project of the main museums in Iceland …

Úthlutunarferli fyrir aðalúthlutun úr safnasjóði árið 2019 verður flýtt

Safnaráð samþykkti á 170. safnaráðsfundi sínum að flýta ferli fyrir aðalúthlutun úr safnasjóði frá og með aðalúthlutun 2019. Hafa viðurkennd söfn kallað eftir því að úthlutunarferli verði flýtt svo að hægt sé að nýta allt styrkárið til vinnu að verkefnum og til nýtingar rekstrarstyrkja. Má geta þess að þetta annað árið í röð sem safnaráð …

Supervision by the Museum Council of recognized museums

According to the Museums Act No. 141/2011, the Museums Council is tasked with supervising accredited museums that operate in accordance with the Museums Council's terms and conditions for the operation of accredited museums. This February, twenty accredited museums across the country will receive a notification of the Museums Council's supervision of accredited museums, which is part 2 of the Museums Council's supervision, Supervision of the museum's premises, facilities …

Christmas greetings from the museum board

The Museum Council wishes all museum members and citizens a Merry Christmas and thanks them for the year that is passing. The Museum Council office will be closed over Christmas and will reopen on Wednesday, January 3, 2018.

The University of Iceland Art Museum has been granted the status of a recognized museum.

The Minister of Education, Science and Culture has considered the proposal of the Museums Council from 10 October 2017 on the recognition of museums according to the Museums Act No. 141/2011. At the proposal of the Council, the Minister granted recognition to one museum, the Art Museum of the University of Iceland. The Museums Council is accepting applications for recognition for processing in 2018 until 31 August 2018. Further information about the application process can be found here.