{"id":4669,"date":"2025-05-02T14:03:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T14:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/safnarad.is\/?p=4669"},"modified":"2025-05-23T12:13:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T12:13:07","slug":"althjodlegi-safnadagurinn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/safnarad.is\/en\/frettir\/2025\/05\/althjodlegi-safnadagurinn\/","title":{"rendered":"International Museum Day 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On the occasion International Museum Day 2025<\/strong> A seminar is taking place. Wednesday, May 21, in the lecture hall of the National Museum of Iceland<\/strong>. In a world that is in constant motion and where conflicts are becoming increasingly prominent, this year's Museum Day theme offers, The future of museums in ever-changing societies<\/strong>, to consider the role and environment of museums in this regard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Icelandic section of ICOM, F\u00cdSOS, and the National Board of Museums are hosting a symposium that will, among other things, discuss museums in the context of social division, their future prospects, and their potential for impact. What meaning do museums have when society is divided and polarization is on the rise? What responsibility do cultural institutions bear towards the public as relationship-building centers of knowledge and community hubs? How are museums shaped by their environment, as well as by external pressure and demands for neutrality? Here you can find The Facebook event<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The symposium discussed museums and social disconnection, their future prospects, and their potential for impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here you can find a recording of the symposium.<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Agenda of the symposium:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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1:00-1:05 PM \u2013 Hlynur Hallsson, Moderator \u2013 Opening of the Symposium<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1:05 PM - 1:20 PM \u2013 H\u00f3lmar H\u00f3lm, Chairman of the Icelandic Chapter of ICOM - Address: \u201eTackling the Rift\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1:20-1:45 PM \u2013 J\u00f3n \u00d3lafsson, Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Iceland \u2013 \u201eThe Museum as a Forum for Conflict\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1:45-2:10 PM \u2013 Dr. Gu\u00f0r\u00fan Dr\u00f6fn Whitehead, Lecturer in Museum Studies at the University of Iceland \u2013 \u201eAre Icelandic Museums Afraid of the Vikings? Vikings as Cultural Heritage or Tourist Merchandise\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2:10 PM - 2:30 PM \u2013 Coffee break<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2:30-2:55 PM \u2013 David Anderson, Professor at Cardiff University \u2013 \u201eFrom the American Alliance of Museums Conference\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2:55-3:20 PM \u2013 Bjarnd\u00eds Helga T\u00f3masd\u00f3ttir, Chairperson of Samt\u00f6k \u201978 \u2013 \u201eCulture Wars and Minority Groups\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3:20 PM - 4:15 PM \u2013 Panel discussion<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4:15 PM - 5:00 PM \u2013 Symposium concludes with light refreshments<\/p>\n\n\n\n

International Museum Day is celebrated on May 18th each year, and ICOM, the International Council of Museums, has been organizing the day since 1977. The implementation of the day is an important collaborative project between the Icelandic chapter of ICOM and F\u00cdSOS, which enjoys strong support from the National Museum Council and the country's museums.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On the occasion of International Museum Day 2025, a symposium will be held on Wednesday, May 21st in the lecture hall of the National Museum of Iceland. In a world that is constantly changing and conflicts are becoming increasingly prominent, the theme of this year's Museum Day, The Future of Museums in Changing Societies, invites us to consider the role and environment of museums in this regard. The Icelandic Section of ICOM, F\u00cdSOS and the Museum Council invite \u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4694,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oflokkad"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/safnarad.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/safnarad.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/safnarad.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/safnarad.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/safnarad.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4669"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/safnarad.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4669\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4696,"href":"https:\/\/safnarad.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4669\/revisions\/4696"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/safnarad.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/safnarad.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/safnarad.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/safnarad.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}