The Icelandic Sign Language Day was celebrated on 11 February, and the Icelandic Communication Centre for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired (SHH) organized a festival program at the Reykjavík Art Museum to mark the day. The festival was organized in collaboration with the Icelandic Sign Language Committee and the Ministry of Culture and Commerce. The Minister of Culture and Commerce presented honorary awards, along with the premiere of a sign language song and a video from sign language children.