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 hefur verið birt á vef safnaráðs. Skýrsluna má finna hér.
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 …
Open for applications until September 30, 2024 The Museum Council would like to remind you that the last date for submitting applications for recognition according to the Museums Act No. 141/2011 in the year 2024 is September 30, 2024. All information about applications can be found here: https://safnarad.is/vidurkenning/umsokn-um-vidurkenningu/
According to the Museums Act, one of the roles of the Museums Council is to work on a Strategy for Museum Work, which was prepared in collaboration with the main museums and approved by the Minister in 2020. This was the first published strategy for museum work to be approved by the Minister and presented to the government, and is useful for defining projects and managing the responsibilities of museums, their owners …
The Museum Council office will be closed for summer vacation from Monday, July 8 to August 6. 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 …
On June 11-12, the Museum Council attended a conference in Stockholm entitled Cultural Heritage and Cultural Resilience – Nordic-Baltic Conference on Civil Preparedness. Here you can find a recording of the lectures and discussions from the first day. Prevention and response plans for the protection of cultural heritage have been in …
Reykjavík Art Museum received the 2024 Museum Award On International Museum Day on May 18, the Icelandic Museum Award was presented at a ceremony. The Icelandic Section of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) and the Association of Icelandic Museums and Museum Professionals (FÍSOS) jointly organize the award, which is a recognition given every other year to an Icelandic museum for outstanding activities. This time, the award went to Reykjavík Art Museum for its progressive outreach work, while in …
The Icelandic Section of ICOM, FÍSOS and the Museum Council are inviting you to a symposium on the eve of International Museum Day under the title Museums for Education and Research, which is also the theme of Museum Day in 2024. The symposium will be held at the Reykjavík Art Museum, Kjarvalsstaðir, on Tuesday, May 14, at 1:00 PM-2:30 PM, followed by light refreshments and a …
The theme of this year’s International Museum Day, Museums for Education and Research, focuses on the importance of cultural institutions in providing holistic education and opportunities for knowledge acquisition. Museums are the educational hubs of society, where they foster curiosity, creativity and critical thinking. This year, attention is being drawn to the role of museums in supporting …