In December 2021, the Minister of Culture, after receiving the opinion of the Museum Council, allocated ISK 17,390,000 from the additional allocation of the Museum Fund 2021.
From the 2021 additional allocation, 58 grants were awarded to 32 recognized museums, 23 grants are for digital promotion of the museums, and 35 grants are for continuing education projects and course delivery.
The total allocation for 2021 from the museum fund is therefore ISK 220,630,000, the fund's second highest allocation since its inception, and there are a total of 197 grants.
From the main allocation of the Museum Fund 2021 in March, 168,540,000 ISK were awarded, of which 30,600,000 ISK were awarded in Excellence Grants. Excellence Grants 2020-2022 for the year 2021 were 34,700,000 ISK.
A list of all grants and recipients of the Museum Fund in 2021 can be found here.