Annual consultation meeting between the Minister of Culture and museum professional associations

According to Article 7 of the Museums Act No. 141/2011, the Museums Council shall convene a consultation meeting at least annually with the Minister of Culture and representatives of the main museums, as well as the professional associations involved in the work of the museums that operate under the Museums Act. The first consultation meeting between the Minister of Culture and Business and the professional associations of museum work was held on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at the Museums Council's premises at Austurstræti 5, while the Museums Council draws up rules for …

Open for applications for additional allocation 2024

The Museum Council would like to remind you that applications are now open for the 2024 Museum Fund Extra Allocation. The application deadline is 4:00 p.m., Monday, November 25, 2024. In the 2024 Museum Fund Extra Allocation, recognized museums can apply for grants for continuing education or digital promotion. Applications received after the application deadline will not be considered. An application form can be found here. INFORMATION …

Minnum á að opið er fyrir umsóknir í aðalúthlutun safnasjóðs 2025

Safnaráð minnir á að opið er fyrir umsóknir í aðalúthlutun safnasjóðs 2024  Umsóknarfrestur er til kl. 16.00 miðvikudaginn 6. nóvember 2024 og sótt er um á umsóknavef safnasjóðs   UMSÓKN um styrk til eins árs úr aðalúthlutun safnasjóðs 2025 Viðurkennd söfn geta sótt um styrki til eins árs auk þess sem önnur söfn, höfuðsöfn, safnvísar, setur og …

Twig 2024

The museum magazine Kvistur is now published and is celebrating its 10th anniversary, with the first Kvistur magazine being published in 2014. The magazine is an important part of museum work in the country and strengthens the professional field of museums, while also giving people insight into the many facets of museum work. The topics are, as in recent years, diverse and contain interesting …

FÍSOS 2024 boarding school in Akureyri

This year's museum staff seminar was entitled What's the point? Transformation in museum work and took place from 2-4 October in Akureyri. The museum staff seminar is both a forum for discussions about the most important issues in museum work, and also an opportunity for further education. At this 36th FÍSOS seminar, a tight and diverse program was offered. Museum staff are always …

The Blue Shield International Organization

The Museum Council attended the annual meeting and conference of the International Blue Shield Association on September 9-12. The conference was held in Bucharest, Romania, in collaboration with the Romanian National Institute for Heritage, and its title was Shielding the Past: 70 years of the Hague Convention on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the 1954 UNESCO Hague Convention on the Protection of …

The Museum Council is moving to new premises in Austurstræti.

For the past seven years, the Museum Council's office has been located at Lækjargata 3 in Gimli, a listed building built in 1905. The Museum Council staff bid farewell to the small castle in Lækjargata and thank you for the good times over the past years. The Museum Council is now based at Austurstræti 5 on the fourth floor. The Museum Council's office will remain there for the foreseeable future.

Guide to creating a contingency plan

Prevention and response plans for the protection of cultural heritage have been a focus of the Museum Council recently. As Iceland has now ratified the 1954 UNESCO Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, this includes a commitment that all recognized museums in Iceland work on prevention and develop response plans for various types of threats, including natural and …

Ársskýrsla safnaráðs 2023

Ársskýrsla safnaráðs 2023 hefur verið birt á vef safnaráðs. Skýrsluna má finna hér. 

The Museum Council is advertising for applications for the 2025 main allocation of the Museum Fund.

Applications are open for the 2025 main allocation of the Museum Fund. The application deadline is 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, and applications can be made on the Museum Fund's application website. APPLICATION for a one-year grant from the 2025 main allocation of the Museum Fund. Recognized museums can apply for one-year grants, in addition to other museums, main collections, museum guides, centers and exhibitions can apply for …