The Museum Council has agreed that the last date for submitting applications for recognition under the Museums Act, in order for the application to be processed before the application deadline for the Museum Fund expires, is 31 August each year. Applications received after that time will not be processed until after the next allocation from the Museum Fund. Only recognized museums other than state-owned museums can …

At a meeting of the Museum Council in February, it was agreed to postpone the continuation of the Council's strategy development and entrust the Chairman of the Council with the implementation of the next steps. The steering group that has been working on the strategy submitted the data it had collected, including a summary of consultation meetings with museum members.

The Museum Council's annual report for 2013 was approved at the 131st meeting of the council on April 10. The report provides an overview of the council's activities last year. An overview and analysis of allocations from the Museum Fund in 2013, as well as information on the operations of museums that received funding from the fund. See the report here.

Grants from the museum fund are generally awarded for one year at a time. After the project is completed, the grantee presents the results and conclusions to the museum board in a written report within one year of the end of the project. It is permissible to demand reimbursement if a project that has received a grant has not been carried out in accordance with the application and the documents on which the grant was based, if …

The Minister of Education and Culture has now allocated funds from the Museum Fund following a proposal from the Museum Council. Letters have been sent to applicants. The Museum Council's proposal was prepared in accordance with the Council's allocation rules from 18.09.2013, the Museums Act No. 141/2011 and in the spirit of what was stated in the advertisement for grants from the Museum Fund. The fund received a total of 57 applications. Applications for operating grants from recognized museums …

The Minister of Education, Science and Culture has considered the proposal of the Museums Council from 18 December 2013 on the recognition of museums according to the Museums Act No. 141/2011. The Minister, on the basis of the Council's proposal, granted recognition to 39 museums. The recognized museums are: Árnesingi Regional Museum Borgarfjörður Regional Museum Hafnarfjörður Regional Museum Húnvetningi and Strandamanni Regional Museum Reykjanesbær Regional Museum Skagfjörður Regional Museum Snæfellingi and Hnappdæla Regional Museum Westfjords Regional Museum Görður, Akranes Regional Museum …

There will be some changes to the composition of the Museum Council in the new year. At the beginning of the year, Ragna Árnadóttir, vice-chairwoman of the Council, resigned as a member of the Museum Council. In her place, Anna Sigríður Kristjánsdóttir has been appointed as the second representative of the Minister to the Council and will succeed Ragna as vice-chairwoman of the Council. Margrét Hallgrímsdóttir, National Heritage Conservationist who has served on the Museum Council in the position …

At its 128th meeting on December 18, the Museum Council approved a proposal for the recognition of museums. It has now been sent to the Minister of Education and Culture, who by law makes the final decision on the recognition of museums. As soon as the Minister has made a decision, the result will be announced to the museums that applied for recognition.

The application deadline for the museum fund expired on December 31st. Applications will now be considered by the council, which will send a proposal for allocation from the fund to the Minister of Education and Culture. The minister will allocate from the museum fund. A decision can be expected in March.

The Museum Council agreed at its 127th meeting on November 19th to extend the application deadline for the museum fund to December 31st. Application forms and further information can be found here.