The Minister of Education, Culture and Sports, having received the opinion of the Museum Council, has allocated funds from the accelerated additional allocation of the Museum Fund 2020. This time, the additional allocation of the Museum Fund is coming about half a year earlier than usual, as there is an urgent need for museums due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A total of 37 applications were received for a total amount of ISK 61,195,000. All applications will receive funding, and the total funding allocation is ISK 40,124,000.
The accelerated additional allocation had a different format than usual, but A grant was awarded to strengthen the professional work of the museums. and the grant amount must be used in 2020.
In the secondary allocation of the Museum Fund, only recognized museums can receive funding; applications from other parties are not accepted; they are referred to the main allocation of the Museum Fund.
A list of grants and recipients can be found here.