Conference on the Protection of Cultural Heritage

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 …

The Icelandic Museum Prize will be awarded in 2024

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 …

Symposium: Museums for Education and Research

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 …

International Museum Day 2024

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 …

The 2024 Museum Visit

The Icelandic Museums and Museum Workers Association (FÍSOS) has launched an interesting and important project entitled Museum Visit 2024. The goal is to draw attention to the important work that museums do and the problems that they face. Museum workers from every region of the country are invited to the meetings, and four workshops will be held across the country …

The deadline for submitting reports is approaching – March 1, 2024.

The 2024 deadline for submitting reports on the use of grants from the museum fund is approaching, which is March 1, 2024. We remind you that it is the responsibility of grant recipients to submit reports on time. If reports are submitted late, it may delay the payment of grants from the museum fund. A list of grants can be found below. Submission reports with deadlines …

Main allocation 2024

The award ceremony took place in the Museum House at a ceremony attended by a large number of people, where the recipients received their certificates of recognition. The award ceremony by the Museum Board took place following the annual meeting of the three main museums; the National Museum of Iceland, the National Gallery of Iceland and the Natural History Museum of Iceland in the Museum House lecture hall on Hverfisgata on Tuesday, January 23. The meeting program began at …

Annual meeting of the main museums and announcement of the museum fund allocation

The National Museum of Iceland, the Art Museum of Iceland and the Natural History Museum of Iceland, together with the Museum Council, are inviting you to an annual meeting for recognized museums. The meeting will take place in the lecture hall of the Museum House on Hverfisgata. A recording of the meeting can be viewed here. Agenda for the Annual Meeting of the Main Museums and Museum Council 14:00 – Welcome – coffee will be served to guests 14:15 – 14:45 – Action Plan for the Strategy for Museum Work …

Additional allocation from the museum fund 2023

The Minister of Culture has now allocated 24,800,000 kr. from the additional allocation of the Museum Fund 2023. From the additional allocation of 2023, 82 grants were allocated to 37 recognized museums, 59 grants are for continuing education projects and course holding and 23 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 2023 Allocation from the Museum Fund 2023 From …

Christmas greetings from the museum board

The Museum Council wishes all museum members and citizens a Merry Christmas and thanks them for the year that is passing. The Museum Council office will be closed over Christmas and will reopen on Wednesday, January 3, 2024.