National Archives of the Faroe Islands National Archives of the Faroe Islands The National Archives of the Faroe Islands () are located in Tórshavn; they were established there in 1932 as a government archive. It is now the largest collection of documents in the country and has acquired educational and research functions. In 1932, the Danish government responded to the request of Faroese politicians and administrators to stop archiving documents in Denmark rather than in the Faroes. Government and military documents were however exempted. The archive was moved in 1972 to rooms in the Natural History Museum, including a reading room. In the 1980s they were
Education in the Faroe Islands and music schools. The structure of the Faroese educational system bears resemblances with its Danish counterpart. The main language of instruction up to the lower secondary school is Faroese, while Danish is the main language of instruction in upper secondary schools. Education in the Faroe Islands is administered and regulated by the Ministry of Education, Research and Culture (), with Rigmor Dam being the minister since 15 September 2015. The Ministry of Education, Research and Culture has the jurisdiction of educational responsibility in the Faroe Islands. Since the Faroe Islands is a constituent country of the Danish Realm, education in