The Minister of Education, Culture and Sports has allocated a total of ISK 114,770,000 from the Museum Fund, after receiving the Museum Council's opinion, from the main allocation of the Museum Fund for 2018.
88 project grants were awarded, totaling ISK 90,620,000.
A total of 146 project applications were received and grants awarded ranged from ISK 200,000 to ISK 3.0 million.
Thirty-five recognized museums received operating grants ranging from ISK 600,000 to ISK 900,000, for a total of ISK 24,150,000 in operating grants in 2018.
The Museum Board congratulates the grant recipients, you can see the grant awards of individual grant recipients here.
It is worth noting that the 2018 Museum Fund's additional allocation will be made at the end of the year and grants will be advertised next fall.