After the government's press conference yesterday, some confusion was discovered.
The vaccination certificate that the government wants to introduce from the first of December will be valid for public gatherings and public events indoors with over 100 participants.
When asked if museums are included in the question, Minister of Social Affairs Lena Hallengren (S) announced that she was unsure of exactly how the museums should behave.
The government is now clarifying what applies to vaccination certificates when visiting museums.
- The museums' basic activities have their own regulations and will not be affected by the ordinance change that the government intends to make, says Sofia Brändström, press secretary at Lena Hallengren, to Kulturnyheterna.
She continues:
- On the other hand, a lecture or seminar that is open to the public is a public gathering, even if it takes place in a museum.
This means that parts of the museums' program activities can be affected.
Flagged earlier for problems to occur
Sweden's public museums, ie state, regional and municipal museums, are covered by the Museums Act.
It was issued in 2017 and means that all citizens must have access to the museums' total resources.
Jeanette Gustafsdotter is Secretary General of the industry association Sweden's Museums.
She believes that a requirement for a vaccination pass for certain parts of the museums' activities conflicts with the purpose of the law.
- The law is relatively new and we are in an extraordinary situation in the form of a pandemic and we need help with this.
We flagged for this when the government started investigating vaccination evidence, but despite that there are still question marks, says Gustafsdotter.