The Minister of Education, Culture and Sports has considered the Museums Council's proposal from 18 December 2013 on the recognition of museums in accordance with the Museums Act No. 141/2011. The Minister, on the Council's proposal, granted recognition to 39 museums. The recognized museums are:
- Árnesingar Regional Museum
- Borgarfjörður Regional Museum
- Hafnarfjörður Regional Museum
- The Húnvetningar and Strandamanna Regional Museum
- Reykjanesbær Regional Museum
- Skagfjordur Regional Museum
- Snæfellsnes and Hnappdæla Regional Museum
- Westfjords Regional Museum
- Göður Regional Museum, Akranes
- Hvoll Regional Museum, Dalvík
- The Regional Museum in Skógar
- Icelandic Aviation Museum
- Gljúfrasteinn – the poet's house
- Reykjavik Botanical Garden
- Hafnarborg, the cultural and art center of Hafnarfjörður
- The Home Industries Museum
- Icelandic Design Museum
- Icelandic Agricultural Museum ses.
- The Icelandic Art Museum
- Árnesingar Art Museum
- Kópavogur Art Museum-Gerðarsafn
- Reykjanesbær Art Museum
- Reykjavik Art Museum
- Reykjavik Photography Museum
- Hornafjörður Cultural Center
- Þingeyingi Cultural Center
- East Iceland Museum
- Egils Ólafsson Museum
- Reykjavik Museum
- Akureyri Museum
- Kópavogur Natural History Museum
- The Living Art Museum
- Sagnheimar, local history museum
- Icelandic Herring Museum ses.
- Sæheimar Fish Museum
- Icelandic Music Museum
- East Iceland Technical Museum
- Víkin – The Maritime Museum in Reykjavik
The Minister's decision on the recognition of the museum is indefinite, but the Minister may revoke the recognition of a museum upon receipt of a proposal from the Museum Council if the Council finds that the museum no longer meets the conditions for recognition.
Accredited museums must operate in accordance with the provisions of the Museums Act and the conditions of the Regulation on Accreditation of Museums. The Museums Council is responsible for supervising museum activities in the country, in accordance with the law.