The Museum Council office will be closed for summer vacation from Monday, July 7th to August 5th. If the matter is urgent, you can reach Þóra Björk Ólafsdóttir, the Director of the Museum Council, at 820-5450. We remind travelers that you can visit museums anywhere in the country and on our website you can find a map showing the location …
International Museum Day is celebrated on May 18th every year, and ICOM, the International Council of Museums, has been organizing the day since 1977. To mark the day, the Museum Council, the Icelandic Section of ICOM and FÍSOS hold an annual symposium related to the title of the day. The Icelandic Section of ICOM, FÍSOS and the Museum Council hosted the symposium on May 21st at the National Museum, which discussed, among other things, museums …
On the occasion of International Museum Day 2025, a symposium will be held on Wednesday, May 21st in the lecture hall of the National Museum of Iceland. In a world that is constantly changing and conflicts are becoming increasingly prominent, the theme of this year's Museum Day, The Future of Museums in Changing Societies, invites us to consider the role and environment of museums in this regard. The Icelandic Section of ICOM, FÍSOS and the Museum Council invite …
The Creative Industries Research Centre (CIR) is hosting the conference Cultural Resources in Tourism, a conference on cultural tourism and a new tourism strategy until 2030 on May 14 in Hof, Akureyri. The conference is being held in collaboration with the Icelandic Tourism Research Centre (RMF) and the project received funding from Hvati, a fund of the Ministry of Culture and Trade. The conference will also be attended by a number of parties from the cultural sector and the tourism industry. The aim of the conference …
The Minister of Culture, Innovation and Higher Education has appointed a new Museum Council, whose term of office is 1 February 2025 – 31 January 2029. The Council consists of: General representatives Vilhjálmur Bjarnason, chairman, appointed without nomination Gunnhildur Ásta Guðmundsdóttir vice chairman, appointed without nomination Guðrún Dröfn Whitehead, nominated by the Icelandic Section of ICOM, the International Council of Museums Hlynur Hallsson, nominated by the Association of Icelandic Museums and Collectors Jóhanna Erli …
Prevention and response plans play a key role in securing our cultural heritage for the future, and it is therefore important that every museum has a response plan that outlines how to respond to an impending disaster in order to avert shocks. All cultural institutions should prepare response plans for emergencies. This includes recognized museums in Iceland, which should …
The Minister of Culture has allocated funds from the main allocation of the Museum Fund 2025 The Museum Council's allocation ceremony took place in the Picture Hall of the National Museum of Iceland on Friday, February 14, at a ceremonial ceremony attended by distinguished guests. Minister of Culture Logi Einarsson addressed the guests and allocated 129 grants, a total of 217,159,500 krónur from the Museum Fund. There were 114 one-year grants totaling 163,259,500 krónur to 47 beneficiaries. Excellence Grants 2025 – …
The Museum Council's award ceremony will be held in the Picture Gallery of the National Museum of Iceland on Friday, February 14th, from 4-5 p.m. Logi Einarsson, Minister of Culture, will award grants from the main allocation of the museum fund at a ceremonial ceremony. The award ceremony is a direct continuation of the annual meeting of the National Museums and the Museum Council, which begins earlier, at 2:00-4:00 p.m. at the National Museum of Iceland. At the Museum Council meeting last December, the council approved a proposal for a main allocation from the museum fund for 2025 …
Minister of Culture Logi Einarsson has now allocated 23,660,000 kr. from the additional allocation of the Museum Fund 2024. From the additional allocation of 2024, 74 grants were allocated to 38 recognized museums, 53 grants are for continuing education projects and courses and 21 grants for digital promotion. The Minister allocates from the Museum Fund after receiving the opinion of the Museum Council. List of grants from the additional allocation of the Museum Fund 2024 Allocation from the Museum Fund …
Last November, both a conference and a symposium were held at the Reykjavík Art Museum – Hafnarhús. Both events discussed important issues in museum work, and Þóra Björk Ólafsdóttir, Executive Director of the Museums Council, gave a talk on behalf of the Museums Council, along with a number of other interesting speakers. You can listen to recordings of the events and find links and the program here …