The National Audit Office has published a report on the follow-up to the institution's report from 2009 on Icelandic Antiquities and Museums. The report and other documents on the subject can be accessed on the National Audit Office's website: here.

On the occasion of International Museum Day on May 18, nominations for the 2012 Museum Awards are announced. The Museum Awards are awarded every other year to a museum that is considered to have excelled or has notably addressed the challenges facing museums. Three museums have been nominated for the awards, which have been presented to Bessastaðir in the Icelandic …

Keynote speakers: The state of museums and cooperation in the field of museum work A selection of papers is available here: Eiríkur Þorláksson, specialist at the Office of Cultural Affairs, Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. New laws, what do they entail? (PDF file) Ólöf K. Sigurðardóttir. Chairman of the Icelandic Section of ICOM. ICOM Code of Ethics. (PDF file) Bjarni Guðmundsson. The Agricultural Museum in Hvanneyri. Next steps. (PDF file) Björg Erlingsdóttir. Hornafjörður Cultural Center. The state of museums …