In 2014, the Minister of Education and Culture, upon receiving a recommendation from the Museum Council, allocated a total of 99,150,000 kr. from the Museum Fund. Of this amount, project grants totaling 62,150,000 kr. were awarded to 86 projects, and 37,000,000 kr. was allocated for operating grants to 37 museums.
Project grants
| Applicant | Project name | Strength |
|---|---|---|
| Björn Pétursson, historian and museum curator | An academic study of the history of heritage preservation in Hafnarfjörður | 300,000 kr. |
| Árnesingar Regional Museum | Initiative for the Registration and Preservation of Museum Objects at the Árnesingasafnið Folk Museum | 300,000 kr. |
| Árnesingar Regional Museum | Fisherssetur – Registration of Collection Items and Exhibition Renewal | 300,000 kr. |
| Árnesingar Regional Museum | Norsam - Nordic cooperation on contemporary curation | 150,000 kr. |
| Árnesingar Regional Museum | Baugsstaðir Creamery: An Introduction | 100,000 kr. |
| Árnesingar Regional Museum | Westward Ho! from Southland – an exhibition at the Assistentahús | 150,000 kr. |
| Borgarfjörður Regional Museum - Borgarfjörður Museum House | „Transfer of registrations to Sarp“ | 1,300,000 kr. |
| Hafnarfjörður Regional Museum | Permanent Exhibition Renovation | 700,000 kr. |
| Hafnarfjörður Regional Museum | The fish ponds in town | 700,000 kr. |
| Hafnarfjörður Regional Museum | Hansa Festival in Hafnarfjörður | 450,000 kr. |
| Hafnarfjörður Regional Museum | Photo exhibition on the Strandstígur | $400,000. |
| The Húnvetningar and Strandamanna Regional Museum | Daily life and the sea. | 500,000 kr. |
| The Húnvetningar and Strandamanna Regional Museum | Education at the museum site. | 500,000 kr. |
| Reykjanesbær Regional Museum | Reykjanesbær, history and culture | 1,500,000 kr. |
| Reykjanesbær Regional Museum | Transfer of collection catalogs to Sarp | 800,000 kr. |
| Skagfjordur Regional Museum | Museum object photography and documentation | 1,200,000 kr. |
| Skagfjordur Regional Museum | Tyrfingsstaðir in pictures | 1,000,000 kr. |
| Westfjords Regional Museum | Development of the church's outreach to the sea and the shore | 2,000,000 kr. |
| Göður Regional Museum, Akranes | Akranes - 150th anniversary of commerce 1864-2014 | $400,000. |
| Göður Regional Museum, Akranes | A lively and vibrant collection - lectures and workshops in ancient crafts | $400,000. |
| Hvoll Regional Museum | The North in the North | 300,000 kr. |
| Hvoll Regional Museum | Registration in the Sarp Database | 800,000 kr. |
| The Regional Museum in Skógar | Formation and Registration of Collection Items | 1,500,000 kr. |
| The Regional Museum in Skógar | Preservation | 900,000 kr. |
| Association of Icelandic Museums and Museum Professionals | High School in Berlin 2014 | 600,000 kr. |
| Association of Icelandic Museums and Museum Professionals | Icelandic Museum Day and the Museum Awards 2014 | 800,000 kr. |
| Association of Icelandic Museums and Museum Professionals | Consultative Forum of All Museums / FÍSOS Project Management | 300,000 kr. |
| Gerðarsafn - Kópavogur Art Museum | Barbara Árnason (working title) | 500,000 kr. |
| Gerðarsafn - Kópavogur Art Museum | Artwork photography for Sarps | 500,000 kr. |
| Gljúfrasteinn | Wealth | 800,000 kr. |
| Gljúfrasteinn | The Lopapeysa | 900,000 kr. |
| Hafnarborg | Children's activities: art workshop and entertainment | 800,000 kr. |
| Hafnarborg | Eiríkur Smith – Exhibition Series and Publication | 500,000 kr. |
| Hafnarborg | Marketing and promotional matters | 500,000 kr. |
| The Home Industries Museum | Strengthening prevention | 500,000 kr. |
| The Home Industries Museum | Preservation Issues | 350,000 kr. |
| Icelandic Design Museum | Lecture and article on clothing – the power of apparel - what happened to the peacock? | 300,000 kr. |
| Icelandic Design Museum | A History of Icelandic Design - Interviews and In-depth Research | 1,200,000 kr. |
| Icelandic Design Museum | Presenting the Collection - Selected Objects - Book Edition | 700,000 kr. |
| Icelandic Design Museum | Timeline in Graphic Design - Final Stage | 600,000 kr. |
| Icelandic Chapter ICOM | Course on the Code of Ethics for Museum Professionals | 600,000 kr. |
| Icelandic Chapter ICOM | Museum Awards 2014 | 1,200,000 kr. |
| Icelandic Agricultural Museum | Design and creation of educational materials for a new permanent exhibition | 900,000 kr. |
| The Icelandic Art Museum | Prevention and repairs of the works of Jón Stefánsson | 450,000 kr. |
| The Icelandic Art Museum | Registration, photography, and arrangement of the Sigrid Valtingojer bequest | 600,000 kr. |
| Árnesingar Art Museum | Exhibition preparation - collaboration - service to schools | 150,000 kr. |
| Reykjanesbær Art Museum | Preliminary Registration - Erling Jónsson Art Museum | 700,000 kr. |
| Reykjanesbær Art Museum | Children's Arts Festival | 1,000,000 kr. |
| Reykjanesbær Art Museum | The Museum's Summer Exhibition - Cultural Tourism | $400,000. |
| Reykjavik Art Museum | Historical research on the art of Asmundur Sveinsson | 1,000,000 kr. |
| Reykjavik Art Museum | Text in the Art of Kjarval | 1,300,000 kr. |
| Reykjavik Photography Museum | Preliminary work on Kristjón Haraldsson's film collection | 800,000 kr. |
| Reykjavik Photography Museum | Ragnar Axelsson - Retrospective Exhibition | 500,000 kr. |
| Hornafjörður Cultural Center | Artifact cataloging | 500,000 kr. |
| Thingeyinga Cultural Center - Thingeyinga County Museum | Prevention, improved work practices | $400,000. |
| Thingeyinga Cultural Center - Thingeyinga County Museum | Sauðanes Committee – Strategic Planning | 150,000 kr. |
| Thingeyinga Cultural Center - Thingeyinga County Museum | A historical foundation, churches, and home cemeteries. | 350,000 kr. |
| East Iceland Museum | Reindeer and Men. An exhibition about the coexistence of humans and reindeer in East Iceland. | 1,000,000 kr. |
| Egils Ólafsson Museum | Preventive conservation on a permanent exhibition | 250,000 kr. |
| Egils Ólafsson Museum | Summer Show 2014 | $400,000. |
| Reykjavik Museum | Reykjavik – a turf house city. Outdoor exhibition | 1,700,000 kr. |
| Reykjavik Museum | 7 Suðurgata. Gallery - museum. | 1,700,000 kr. |
| Akureyri Museum | Land ahead! | 500,000 kr. |
| Akureyri Museum | The Middle Ages | 350,000 kr. |
| Akureyri Museum | Digital cultural heritage | 1,200,000 kr. |
| The Museum at Bustarfell | Marketing in collaboration with the Vopnafjörður Tourist Board | 500,000 kr. |
| Kópavogur Natural History Museum | Refresh information markers | 350,000 kr. |
| The Living Art Museum | Complete data registration in Sarp | 1,600,000 kr. |
| The Living Art Museum | Preventive conservation of Dieter Roth's two-dimensional works in the collection of Nýló | 700,000 kr. |
| The Living Art Museum | Gender Bias in the Museum Field - Women in Nýló | 300,000 kr. |
| Sarps Management Company | Access to memorial, art, and library museums at a single location through the Museum Portal http://leitir.is/ | 700,000 kr. |
| Sarps Management Company | Ongoing development of sarpur.is | 2,000,000 kr. |
| Sarps Management Company | Sarpur as a working tool | 1,800,000 kr. |
| The collector bus | Journal of museum studies, culture, and related subjects | 1,000,000 kr. |
| Sagnheimar - Folklore Museum | Engaging the Community. Restoration and Cataloging of Filmed Material about the Westman Islands | 300,000 kr. |
| The Sheep Farm at Strandir | Nature Children on the Coast - Informative Meetings and Sharing | 500,000 kr. |
| Icelandic Herring Museum | The Power Plant - Machine Shop | 300,000 kr. |
| Icelandic Herring Museum | Registration - electronic registration in Sarp and source acquisition | 900,000 kr. |
| Sæheimar - Fish Museum | Bird signs and educational materials | 500,000 kr. |
| The collections in North-East Iceland and East Iceland | A collaboration of museums in East Iceland, North East Iceland, Vesterålen in Norway, and Donegal in Ireland. | 500,000 kr. |
| East Iceland Technical Museum | Registration and Preservation of Artifacts at Geirahús | 700,000 kr. |
| East Iceland Technical Museum | 2014 Registration Drive | 600,000 kr. |
| Fishing Museum | Redesign of the registration system and labeling | 1,000,000 kr. |
| The Wharf - The Maritime Museum in Reykjavik | Exhibition aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Óðinn | 800,000 kr. |
| The National Museum of Iceland in collaboration with the National Gallery of Iceland, the National Museum of Natural History of Iceland, the National Archives of Iceland, and the National and University Library of Iceland | Handbook on the preservation of museum collections | 2,000,000 kr. |
| Thordis Anna Baldursdottir | Display, packing, and storage of textiles in museums. | 500,000 kr. |
| 62,150,000 kr. |
Operating grants
| Applicant | Strength |
|---|---|
| Árnesingar Regional Museum | 1,000,000 kr. |
| Borgarfjörður Regional Museum - Borgarfjörður Museum House | 1,000,000 kr. |
| Hafnarfjörður Regional Museum | 1,000,000 kr. |
| The Húnvetningar and Strandamanna Regional Museum | 1,000,000 kr. |
| Reykjanesbær Regional Museum | 1,000,000 kr. |
| Skagfjordur Regional Museum | 1,000,000 kr. |
| Snæfellsnes and Hnappdæla Regional Museum - The Norwegian House | 1,000,000 kr. |
| Westfjords Regional Museum | 1,000,000 kr. |
| Göður Regional Museum, Akranes | 1,000,000 kr. |
| Hvoll Regional Museum | 1,000,000 kr. |
| The Regional Museum in Skógar | 1,000,000 kr. |
| Icelandic Aviation Museum | 1,000,000 kr. |
| Gerðarsafn - Kópavogur Art Museum | 1,000,000 kr. |
| Reykjavik Botanical Garden | 1,000,000 kr. |
| Hafnarborg | 1,000,000 kr. |
| The Home Industries Museum | 1,000,000 kr. |
| Icelandic Agricultural Museum | 1,000,000 kr. |
| The Icelandic Art Museum | 1,000,000 kr. |
| Árnesingar Art Museum | 1,000,000 kr. |
| Reykjanesbær Art Museum | 1,000,000 kr. |
| Reykjavik Art Museum | 1,000,000 kr. |
| Reykjavik Photography Museum | 1,000,000 kr. |
| Hornafjörður Cultural Center | 1,000,000 kr. |
| Thingeyinga Cultural Center - Thingeyinga County Museum | 1,000,000 kr. |
| East Iceland Museum | 1,000,000 kr. |
| Egils Ólafsson Museum | 1,000,000 kr. |
| Reykjavik Museum | 1,000,000 kr. |
| Akureyri Museum | 1,000,000 kr. |
| The Museum at Bustarfell | 1,000,000 kr. |
| Kópavogur Natural History Museum | 1,000,000 kr. |
| The Museum Collection | 1,000,000 kr. |
| Sagnheimar - Folklore Museum | 1,000,000 kr. |
| The Sheep Farm at Strandir | 1,000,000 kr. |
| Sæheimar - Fish Museum | 1,000,000 kr. |
| East Iceland Technical Museum | 1,000,000 kr. |
| Fishing Museum | 1,000,000 kr. |
| The Wharf - The Maritime Museum in Reykjavik | 1,000,000 kr. |
| 37,000,000 kr. |