In 2020, the Minister of Education and Culture, upon receiving a recommendation from the Museum Council, has allocated a total of 234,833,950 kr. from the Museum Fund.
From the main allocation of the collection fund in March 2020, a total of 177,243,000 kr. was awarded.
111 one-year grants totaling 139,543,000 krónur were awarded to 48 grantees.
Also, 13 were awarded Excellence Scholarships to accredited museums, which is distributed as follows: for the year 2020, kr. 37,700,000 1, for the year 2021 kr. 40,700,000 and for the year 2021 kr. 32,000,000. The total amount for the grant period is 110,400,000 kr. Allocations for the years 2021 and 2022 are subject to the funding of the museum fund.
177 applications were received for one-year grants totaling kr. 275,469,165 and 23 Flagship applications were received for the year 2020 totaling kr. 80,325,500 for the year 2020 and 237,712,100 for the entire funding period 2020–2022.
From the first supplemental appropriation of the museum fund in July 2020, a total of 40,124,000 kr. was awarded to 37 accredited museums to support the enhancement of their professional work.
From the second supplemental allocation of the 2020 museum fund in December, a total of 17,466,950 kr. was awarded to 35 accredited museums.
Main Allocation 2020 - One-Year Grants
| Applicant | Application Name | Application category | Grant amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bergsveinn Þórsson | Communication, Education, and Action in Climate Change: A Handbook for Museums, Institutions, and Exhibitions | h. Other | 2.450.000 |
| Reykjavik City History Museum | An exhibition of works by weaver Karólínu Guðmundsdóttir | e. Communication - exhibition | 3.000.000 |
| Reykjavik City History Museum | Masterpieces from the Collection - The Reykjavík Photograph Collection at 40 | e. Communication - Edition | 1.500.000 |
| Reykjavik City History Museum | The Effect of Air Quality on the Durability of Collection Items in the Environment of Árbæjarsafn | d. Research | 900.000 |
| Reykjavik City History Museum | Hansenshús – A Play on the Past | e. Communication - exhibition | 900.000 |
| Árnesingar Regional Museum | Scanning of registered photographs for Sarp | b. Registration - general | 800.000 |
| Árnesingar Regional Museum | Strengthening the core operations of the Árnessýsla Museum | i. Strengthening core operations | 1.600.000 |
| Árnesingar Regional Museum | The Woman, the House, and the Icelandic Horse - Summer Show 2020 | e. Communication - exhibition | 1.000.000 |
| The Dalarna Regional Museum | Packing of collection items and transportation | c. Preservation | 2.500.000 |
| Hafnarfjörður Regional Museum | The themed exhibition | e. Communication - exhibition | 1.500.000 |
| Hafnarfjörður Regional Museum | The photo exhibition „Occupation of Hafnarfjörður“ (working title) | e. Communication - exhibition | 600.000 |
| The Húnvetningar and Strandamanna Regional Museum | Registration in Sarp | b. Registration - general | 3.000.000 |
| Reykjanesbær Regional Museum | Collection of Defense Forces memorabilia and preparation of an exhibition on the history of the Defense Forces | a. Collection | 2.500.000 |
| Reykjanesbær Regional Museum | Takeover and expansion of the Fire Museum's exhibition | e. Communication - exhibition | 1.800.000 |
| Reykjanesbær Municipal Museum and the exhibition of the Friends of Reykjanes Lighthouse and the Surrounding Area | Lighthouse and shipwreck exhibition in Reykjanes | g. Collaboration with an accredited museum in other museum activities | 1.000.000 |
| Skagfjordur Regional Museum | Collaboration of museums in North West Iceland | g. Collaboration with an accredited museum in other museum activities | 800.000 |
| Skagfjordur Regional Museum | Collection and Community | h. Other | 1.800.000 |
| Skagfjordur Regional Museum | Overall overview of the collection | b. Registration - general | 1.500.000 |
| Snæfellsnes and Hnappdæla Regional Museum | Response to the Board of Trustees' oversight | i. Strengthening core operations | 660.000 |
| Snæfellsnes and Hnappdæla Regional Museum | Registration of museum objects | b. Registration - general | 1.400.000 |
| Snæfellsnes and Hnappdæla Regional Museum | Landfast at Silver Garden / The 1970s in Flatey | e. Communication - exhibition | 500.000 |
| Snæfellsnes and Hnappdæla Regional Museum | The Shooting Cap 2020 | e. Communication - Other | 700.000 |
| Westfjords Regional Museum | Snowflake Center - Object Registration | g. Collaboration with an accredited museum in other museum activities | 900.000 |
| Westfjords Regional Museum | Stone House - Inventory of Objects | g. Collaboration with an accredited museum in other museum activities | 900.000 |
| Westfjords Regional Museum | Consultation on the Board of Trustees' oversight and future development | i. Strengthening core operations | 900.000 |
| Westfjords Regional Museum | Life in a Seaside Village - Activity Book | e. Communication - Edition | 625.000 |
| The Regional Museum in Göður | Structured collection education | f. Museum education | 2.300.000 |
| The Regional Museum in Göður | Registration of museum objects in Sarp | b. Registration - general | 1.500.000 |
| The Regional Museum in Göður | Improved preservation | c. Preservation | 1.300.000 |
| The Regional Museum in Skógar | Preventive Conservation at the Forestry Museum 2020 | c. Preservation | 1.000.000 |
| The Regional Museum in Skógar | Textile preservation | c. Preservation | 1.000.000 |
| FÍSOS - Association of Icelandic Museums and Museum Professionals | Course for museum professionals in Northern Iceland: The Preservation of Museum Objects in Exhibitions, with an Emphasis on Their Installation. | h. Other | 500.000 |
| FÍSOS - Association of Icelandic Museums and Museum Professionals | FÍSOS 2020 School Trip - Westman Islands | h. Other | 1.800.000 |
| FÍSOS - Association of Icelandic Museums and Museum Professionals | International Museum Day, May 18, 2020 | h. Other | 1.000.000 |
| FÍSOS - Association of Icelandic Museums and Museum Professionals | The museum magazine Kvistur | e. Communication - Edition | 700.000 |
| Icelandic Aviation Museum | Registration and preservation of museum objects | b. Registration - general | 2.000.000 |
| Icelandic Aviation Museum | The aviation museum is presented in a diverse way. | h. Other | 600.000 |
| Gerðarsafn - Kópavogur Art Museum | Operating strength | i. Strengthening core operations | 1.500.000 |
| Gerðarsafn - Kópavogur Art Museum | Registered for all to see | b. Registration - general | 1.800.000 |
| Gljúfrasteinn | Conservation Plan and Inventories of Exhibits at Gljúfrasteinn | c. Preservation | 1.300.000 |
| Reykjavik Botanical Garden | Strategic Plan for the Reykjavik Botanical Garden 2021-2025 | i. Strengthening core operations | 1.800.000 |
| Reykjavik Botanical Garden | The Year of the Bird | f. Museum education | 500.000 |
| Reykjavik Botanical Garden | The Green Backpack for elementary school - Educational materials available to teachers and students visiting the Reykjavik Botanical Garden | f. Museum education | 250.000 |
| Hafnarborg | Port City and the Health Village | h. Other | 1.500.000 |
| Hafnarborg | Photos on the external website - agreement with Myndstef | b. Registration - Copyright | 800.000 |
| The Folk Art Museum in Blönduós | Registration - image registration | b. Registration - general | 900.000 |
| The Folk Art Museum in Blönduós | The Icelandic Sweater - A Web Exhibition | e. Media - digital media | 500.000 |
| The Folk Art Museum in Blönduós | Summer Exhibition of the Museum of Domestic Art and Design (special exhibition) | e. Communication - exhibition | 400.000 |
| The Folk Art Museum in Blönduós | Strengthening prevention | h. Other | 600.000 |
| The Whale Museum in Húsavík | Cetacean Expectations: poetry and art from whales to tales - art exhibition 2020 | e. Communication - exhibition | 630.000 |
| The Whale Museum in Húsavík | The Whale's Journey - script, dialogue, and sound design | f. Museum education | 310.000 |
| Icelandic Design Museum | Storage is awesome | e. Communication - exhibition | 1.750.000 |
| Icelandic Design Museum | Textile Preservation at the Design Museum of Iceland | c. Preservation | 1.100.000 |
| Akureyri Industrial Museum | Registration in Sarp | b. Registration - general | 700.000 |
| Icelandic Chapter ICOM | The Icelandic Museum Awards and International Museum Day | h. Other | 2.000.000 |
| Icelandic Agricultural Museum | Nature Interpretation at the Visitor Center for the Bird Sanctuary in Andakíl | f. Museum education | 750.000 |
| Icelandic Agricultural Museum | Registration of objects of the Icelandic Agricultural Museum | b. Registration - general | 1.400.000 |
| The Icelandic Art Museum | Solo exhibition by Bjarki Bragason in Höfn, Hornafjörður (Three Thousand and Nine Years) | e. Communication - exhibition | 1.300.000 |
| The Icelandic Art Museum | Registration, custody and preservation of Samúel Jónsson's artworks in Selárdalur | c. Preservation | 700.000 |
| The Icelandic Art Museum | BEGINNING OF THE AGE OF DEATH – a children's art exhibition and workshop in connection with the publication of the book THE BIRD THAT COULDN'T FLY | e. Communication - exhibition | 400.000 |
| Árnesingar Art Museum | Private Collection of Skúli Gunnlaugsson (working title) | e. Communication - exhibition | 2.000.000 |
| Árnesingar Art Museum | NORTH | e. Communication - exhibition | 3.500.000 |
| University of Iceland Art Museum | Prevention of Art Restoration | c. Preservation | 1.700.000 |
| University of Iceland Art Museum | Registration and homepage | b. Registration - general | 1.450.000 |
| Reykjanesbær Art Museum | A show that revolves around numbers & sizes | e. Media - digital media | 1.750.000 |
| Reykjanesbær Art Museum | Children's Arts Festival in Reykjanesbær | e. Communication - exhibition | 1.000.000 |
| Reykjavik Art Museum | Ásgerður Búadóttir - exhibition | e. Communication - exhibition | 1.300.000 |
| Reykjavik Art Museum | Kjarval abroad | e. Communication - exhibition | 800.000 |
| Reykjavik Art Museum | Sigurður Árni - Retrospective Exhibition | e. Communication - exhibition | 1.200.000 |
| Reykjavik Art Museum | Gilbert and George | e. Communication - exhibition | 2.500.000 |
| Reykjavik Art Museum | Hulda Rós - Keep Frozen | e. Communication - exhibition | 800.000 |
| Reykjavík Art Museum - Harbourside | Sun & Sea (Marina) | e. Communication - exhibition | 2.500.000 |
| Akureyri Art Museum | Three solo exhibitions: Brynja Baldursdóttir - Heimir Björgúlfsson - Jóna Hlíf Halldórsdóttir | e. Communication - exhibition | 2.400.000 |
| Akureyri Art Museum | Thorvaldur Thorstensson Retrospective Exhibition | e. Communication - exhibition | 2.200.000 |
| Hornafjörður Cultural Center - Svavar Museum | Renovations to art storage facilities and condition assessment of part of the collection | i. Strengthening core operations | 1.700.000 |
| East Iceland Museum | Children's Games - Registration | b. Registration - general | 250.000 |
| East Iceland Museum | Kjarval's Summer House - Conservation Preparation | c. Preservation | 200.000 |
| East Iceland Museum | Valþjófsstaður Gate - Creation in Past and Present | f. Museum education | 270.000 |
| East Iceland Museum | Improved conditions for staff and collections | i. Strengthening core operations | 800.000 |
| Egils Ólafsson Museum | Summer Show 2020 | e. Communication - exhibition | 150.000 |
| Akureyri Museum | The Scrapbook Registry - a collaborative project | g. Collaboration with an accredited museum in other museum activities | 750.000 |
| Akureyri Museum | Children's Life and Play – Museum Education at the Toy House in Akureyri | f. Museum education | 850.000 |
| Akureyri Museum | Land Ahead - Edition | e. Communication - Edition | 1.700.000 |
| Museum of Akureyri - Nonnahús | My name is Jón, but call me Nonna – a show | e. Communication - exhibition | 2.700.000 |
| The Museum at Bustarfell | ,"Hammer the iron while it's hot!" | e. Communication - exhibition | 250.000 |
| The Museum at Bustarfell | Preservation of Cultural Heritage - Bustarfells Day | e. Communication - exhibition | 600.000 |
| The Museum at Bustarfell | ,The summer I was on the road crew | e. Communication - exhibition | 250.000 |
| Kópavogur Natural History Museum | Ecology of water and the sea | e. Communication - exhibition | 3.500.000 |
| NKF – IS Association of Nordic Preventologists - Iceland | Professional Development Course for Experts in Cultural Heritage Preservation - Technical Heritage 2020 | c. Preservation | 698.000 |
| The Living Art Museum | Katie Paterson's solo exhibition at Nýl Art Gallery | e. Communication - exhibition | 2.000.000 |
| The Living Art Museum | Curation of works by women in the collection of the Nýlistasafnið. Part 1 | c. Preservation | 1.400.000 |
| The Living Art Museum | New and improved website for the Nýl Art Gallery | e. Media - digital media | 1.850.000 |
| The Living Art Museum | The Newborns - Printing an educational booklet for children | f. Museum education | 650.000 |
| Sarps Management Company | Display of works of art under copyright on sarpur.is - a joint project of the Sarpur Operating Association and the Sarpur member institutions. | b. Registration - Copyright | 1.350.000 |
| The Museum Collection | Digital Registration IV, 2020 | b. Registration - general | 800.000 |
| The Museum Collection | Sölvi Helgason, book edition 2020 | e. Communication - Edition | 1.100.000 |
| The Museum Collection | Strengthening core activities - prevention | i. Strengthening core operations | 800.000 |
| Sagnheimar Folk Museum | My town | c. Preservation | 1.200.000 |
| Sagnheimar Folk Museum | Corrections in the mouth | i. Strengthening core operations | 800.000 |
| Natural History Museum | Registrations | e. Media - digital media | 900.000 |
| Natural History Museum | Dental protection | c. Preservation | 1.000.000 |
| Sheep farm in Strandir | Improvements following the Council on Libraries' review | i. Strengthening core operations | 1.100.000 |
| Sheep farm in Strandir | Stress Patches - Second Phase | d. Research | 1.250.000 |
| Sheep farm in Strandir | Outdoor exhibition at Sævang | e. Communication - exhibition | 800.000 |
| Icelandic Herring Museum | Children's culture - a collection as a teaching platform | f. Museum education | 2.000.000 |
| Icelandic Herring Museum | Exhibition: The Biology of the Herring and the Evolution of Herring Fishing 1970-2020 | e. Communication - exhibition | 1.000.000 |
| Icelandic Herring Museum | Digital Media of the Collection: The Photograph Collection of the Herring Museum | e. Media - digital media | 2.000.000 |
| East Iceland Maritime Museum | Photography and documentation of museum objects in the museum's exhibition space, „Gömlubúð,“ in Sarp. | b. Registration - general | 1.700.000 |
| East Iceland Technical Museum | Exhibition: Seyðisfjörður, the smallest city in the world. | e. Communication - exhibition | 1.600.000 |
| The Fishing Museum | Registration and cataloging of archival items in storage, along with repacking | b. Registration - general | 750.000 |
| Thordis Anna Baldursdottir | Preventive conservation of textile works. | c. Preservation | 1.400.000 |
| TOTAL 111 GRANTS | 139.543.000 |
Main Allocation 2020 - Excellence Scholarships
| Applicant | Application Name | 2020 Grant Award | 2021 Grant Award (subject to museum fund funding) | 2022 Grant Award (subject to museum fund funding) | Total funding 2020 - 2022 (subject to museum fund funding) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavik City History Museum | Let's Join Hands – a collaboration between the City History Museum and the Reykjavík Art Museum to reach diverse groups in the community. | 1.200.000 | 1.200.000 | 1.200.000 | 3.600.000 |
| Árnesingar Regional Museum | The internal operations of the Árnessýsla Museum have been moved from Hafnarbrú 3 to Búðarstíg 22. | 2.000.000 | 2.000.000 | 2.000.000 | 6.000.000 |
| Borgarfjörður Regional Museum | Caring for and sharing older collections. | 2.000.000 | 2.000.000 | 4.000.000 | |
| Snæfellsnes and Hnappdæla Regional Museum - The Norwegian House | New permanent exhibition of the Snæfellingar and Hnappadælar Museum | 2.000.000 | 5.000.000 | 2.500.000 | 9.500.000 |
| The Regional Museum in Skógar | Collection in the Forest Museum's storage. Registration and preservation. | 4.000.000 | 4.000.000 | 4.000.000 | 12.000.000 |
| Gerðarsafn - Kópavogur Art Museum | Education at Gerðarsafn - working in accordance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. | 3.000.000 | 2.000.000 | 5.000.000 | |
| Hafnarborg | Collaboration on Museum Education - Strategy and Implementation | 4.000.000 | 4.000.000 | 4.000.000 | 12.000.000 |
| The Whale Museum in Húsavík | Holistic exhibition design for the future | 5.000.000 | 6.000.000 | 2.000.000 | 13.000.000 |
| Akureyri Art Museum | The Creation of Childhood, exhibitions and applied museum education project | 1.500.000 | 1.500.000 | 3.300.000 | 6.300.000 |
| Egils Ólafsson Museum | The cliffs, the land, the bays and the harbors | 2.500.000 | 2.500.000 | 2.500.000 | 7.500.000 |
| Akureyri Museum | How do you eat an elephant? Recording artifacts and photographs in Sarp. | 3.000.000 | 3.000.000 | 3.000.000 | 9.000.000 |
| Sheep farm in Strandir | Cultural heritage in photographs | 2.500.000 | 2.500.000 | 2.500.000 | 7.500.000 |
| Icelandic Herring Museum | The Salt House: A New Permanent Exhibition and the Preservation of Collections for the Future | 5.000.000 | 5.000.000 | 5.000.000 | 15.000.000 |
| TOTAL 13 GRANTS | 37.700.000 | 40.700.000 | 32.000.000 | 110.400.000 |
First Supplementary Allotment 2020
| Beneficiary | Application Title | Grant-making |
|---|---|---|
| Reykjavik City History Museum | HeimSókn – A Strategic Plan for the City History Museum to Strengthen Events in the Wake of the Covid-19 Pandemic | 1.000.000 |
| Árnesingar Regional Museum | Strengthening Collection Education in the Fall of 2020 | 1.500.000 |
| The Dalarna Regional Museum | Digital media in exhibitions | 500.000 |
| Hafnarfjörður Regional Museum | Summer initiative in archaeological site registration | 1.000.000 |
| The Húnvetningar and Strandamanna Regional Museum | Evenings in the Bathhouse at Syðsta-Hvammur | 500.000 |
| The Regional Museum in Skógar | Research and Sharing of Craftsmanship at the Forest Museum | 1.200.000 |
| Reykjanesbær Regional Museum | Development of the Byggðasafnið photo website | 1.000.000 |
| Skagfjordur Regional Museum | Preventive conservation and planning for exhibitions at Glaumbær | 1.500.000 |
| Snæfellsnes and Hnappdæla Regional Museum | A pilot project for the registration of open access repositories | 1.200.000 |
| Westfjords Regional Museum | Artifacts in the Turnhús - Registration, Preservation, and Education | 1.200.000 |
| Icelandic Aviation Museum | Flying out of the cocoon – a study on the impact of Covid-19 on Icelandic air operations in 2020 | 1.500.000 |
| Gerðarsafn - Kópavogur Art Museum | Visual Presentation of the Collection | 1.000.000 |
| Gljúfrasteinn - the poet's house | Registration and preservation plan for collection items in storage and the photographing of objects. | 1.000.000 |
| Reykjavik Botanical Garden | QR-coding of selected collection items at the Reykjavik Botanical Garden | 1.200.000 |
| Hafnarborg | Preventive Maintenance, Step 2 in Transfers | 1.000.000 |
| The Home Industries Museum | Strengthening the foundations | 1.500.000 |
| Icelandic Design Museum | Museum Education at the Design Museum of Iceland | 1.000.000 |
| Akureyri Industrial Museum | The Industrial Museum - a professional museum | 164.000 |
| Akureyri Art Museum | Overseeing information gathering for registrations | 1.200.000 |
| Árnesingar Art Museum | The Collection of the Arnesingar Art Museum. Where does it come from? Documentation and research. | 1.200.000 |
| The Icelandic Art Museum | All's not lost - the dissemination of art in wonderful times | 1.000.000 |
| Reykjanesbær Art Museum | On the Invisibility of Björg Þorsteinsdóttir and Daði Guðbjörnsson | 1.200.000 |
| Reykjavik Art Museum | Enhancing services for domestic guests with a focus on outreach and reception | 1.000.000 |
| Þingeyingi Cultural Center | Registration, processing, reorganization, and preservation of objects in the Safnahúsið storage. | 1.500.000 |
| Akureyri Museum | Change to the basic display | 1.000.000 |
| East Iceland Museum | Collection of contemporary sources and review of exhibition programming and outreach | 1.360.000 |
| The Museum at Bustarfell | Registration of artifacts in Sarp | 400.000 |
| Egils Ólafsson Museum | Registration, organization, and pruning | 1.200.000 |
| Kópavogur Natural History Museum | Information systems in the basic exhibitions of the Kópavogur Natural History Museum | 1.000.000 |
| The Living Art Museum | The Lost Works in the Collection of the Newcomers' Museum – First Phase | 1.000.000 |
| Borgarfjörður Museum | The exhibition 353 faces | 600.000 |
| The Museum Collection | 12 shows | 1.000.000 |
| The Saga World of the Westman Islands | National Day for 150 years | 1.500.000 |
| Sheep farm in Strandir ses | Beaches 1918 - final phase | 1.500.000 |
| Icelandic Herring Museum | Registration Drive: Róaldsbrakka's Basic Exhibition | 1.500.000 |
| East Iceland Technical Museum | Recording the immaterial culture: voices of Seyðisfjörður | 1.500.000 |
| Fishing Museum | Have you seen a giraffe today – The Museum of Hunting's promotional campaign, printed brochure and postcard, website update | 500.000 |
| Total of 37 grants | Total funding | 40.124.000 |
Second Supplemental Allocation 2020
| Applicant | Type of application | Title | Grant amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavik City History Museum | a) Grant for digital promotion | Promotional video for the educational program of the Reykjavík City History Museum. | 300.000 |
| Reykjavik City History Museum | c) Courses/Speakers - Museums apply individually | Introduction to design thinking methods for the staff of the City History Museum | 300.000 |
| Reykjavik City History Museum | d) Courses/Lecturers - Collaborative projects with accredited museums | First Response to a Threat – a course for staff | 600.000 |
| Árnesingar Regional Museum | b) Continuing education for museum staff | 2021 Museum School | 100.000 |
| Árnesingar Regional Museum | a) Grant for digital promotion | Enhancement of the Árnesingas Museum's digital presence | 300.000 |
| Borgarfjörður Regional Museum | a) Grant for digital promotion | Digital Marketing | 300.000 |
| The Dalarna Regional Museum | b) Continuing education for museum staff | The Swedish Dales | 300.000 |
| Hafnarfjörður Regional Museum | b) Continuing education for museum staff | Children and museums in Leipzig | 220.000 |
| Hafnarfjörður Regional Museum | a) Grant for digital promotion | Digital presentation | 300.000 |
| The Húnvetningar and Strandamanna Regional Museum | c) Courses/Speakers - Museums apply individually | Painting conservation | 73.600 |
| Reykjanesbær Regional Museum | a) Grant for digital promotion | A series on exhibition making, BYR 2021 | 300.000 |
| Skagfjordur Regional Museum | d) Courses/Lecturers - Collaborative projects with accredited museums | Customized course in digital media | 600.000 |
| Snæfellsnes and Hnappdæla Regional Museum - The Norwegian House | a) Grant for digital promotion | Digital installation for the Heldra Heimili exhibition in Stykkishólmur | 300.000 |
| Westfjords Regional Museum | c) Courses/Speakers - Museums apply individually | Prevention on paper | 240.000 |
| Westfjords Regional Museum | b) Continuing education for museum staff | Visit to the museum | 286.350 |
| Westfjords Regional Museum | a) Grant for digital promotion | Digital presentation of the collection | 300.000 |
| The Regional Museum in Göðir, Akranes | a) Grant for digital promotion | Here we are - BíG | 300.000 |
| The Regional Museum in Skógar | a) Grant for digital promotion | Social media marketing | 250.000 |
| Gljúfrasteinn - the poet's house | c) Courses/Speakers - Museums apply individually | Workdays at the museum | 300.000 |
| Hafnarborg | a) Grant for digital promotion | Streaming and promotion | 300.000 |
| Hafnarborg | b) Continuing education for museum staff | Study trip to Akureyri and the surrounding area | 300.000 |
| Hafnarborg | d) Courses/Lecturers - Collaborative projects with accredited museums | Continuing Education - Web and Social Media | 600.000 |
| The Home Industries Museum | c) Courses/Speakers - Museums apply individually | Washing and Cleaning in Torfböes and a Saga of Sully | 300.000 |
| The Home Industries Museum | a) Grant for digital promotion | Turning Wool into Cloth - English and German Edition | 300.000 |
| The Whale Museum in Húsavík | a) Grant for digital promotion | Digital Whale Conference | 300.000 |
| The Whale Museum in Húsavík | b) Continuing education for museum staff | Online marketing | 300.000 |
| Icelandic Design Museum | a) Grant for digital promotion | Home is the best | 300.000 |
| Icelandic Design Museum | b) Continuing education for museum staff | Teamwork coaching | 300.000 |
| Akureyri Industrial Museum | a) Grant for digital promotion | Electronic media in the time of COVID-19 | 300.000 |
| The Icelandic Art Museum | b) Continuing education for museum staff | Handling and preservation | 250.000 |
| The Icelandic Art Museum | a) Grant for digital promotion | Information about all museum exhibitions on the website | 300.000 |
| Árnesingar Art Museum | a) Grant for digital promotion | Versions of the collection for everyone | 300.000 |
| Reykjanesbær Art Museum | b) Continuing education for museum staff | Knowledge sharing, lifelong learning. | 295.000 |
| Reykjanesbær Art Museum | a) Grant for digital promotion | Dialogue with the art world. | 300.000 |
| Reykjavik Art Museum | c) Courses/Speakers - Museums apply individually | Conduct at Preservation Sites and Handling of Cultural Property | 300.000 |
| Reykjavik Art Museum | b) Continuing education for museum staff | Participation in the FÍSOS Summer School 2021 | 300.000 |
| Reykjavik Art Museum | a) Grant for digital promotion | Web tours with slideshows | 300.000 |
| Akureyri Art Museum | b) Continuing education for museum staff | Culture on the mainland | 300.000 |
| Akureyri Art Museum | a) Grant for digital promotion | Digital empowerment | 300.000 |
| Hornafjörður Cultural Center | b) Continuing education for museum staff | Tuition & Staff Changes | 300.000 |
| East Iceland Museum | a) Grant for digital promotion | Digital Window to the Eastland Museum | 300.000 |
| Egils Ólafsson Museum | a) Grant for digital promotion | www.hnjotur.is | 300.000 |
| Akureyri Museum | a) Grant for digital promotion | Digital media | 300.000 |
| Akureyri Museum | b) Continuing education for museum staff | The collection in a picture. | 300.000 |
| Akureyri Museum | c) Courses/Speakers - Museums apply individually | Experts from the south | 300.000 |
| Kópavogur Natural History Museum | a) Grant for digital promotion | Content on the natkop.is homepage | 300.000 |
| The Living Art Museum | a) Grant for digital promotion | Digital Nýló | 300.000 |
| The Museum Collection | a) Grant for digital promotion | Homepage and YouTube promotion | 300.000 |
| Fictional worlds | b) Continuing education for museum staff | Painting conservation | 200.000 |
| Fictional worlds | a) Grant for digital promotion | Vanished World | 300.000 |
| Fictional worlds | c) Courses/Speakers - Museums apply individually | Storage and handling of digital material | 300.000 |
| Sheep farm in Strandir | a) Grant for digital promotion | The Sheep Farm Podcast - The Country Phone | 300.000 |
| Sheep farm in Strandir | b) Continuing education for museum staff | Date with museum staff: Westfjords and Westland | 300.000 |
| Icelandic Herring Museum | a) Grant for digital promotion | Social media and professional careers | 300.000 |
| East Iceland Technical Museum | b) Continuing education for museum staff | FISOS School of Distance Learning | 252.000 |
| East Iceland Technical Museum | a) Grant for digital promotion | Creation of photo and video material to update and reinforce the museum's online image. | 300.000 |
| Fishing Museum | a) Grant for digital promotion | The Fishing Collection - A Digital Presentation to Online Media in South Iceland | 300.000 |
| Fishing Museum | b) Continuing education for museum staff | The Hunting Collection - Museum Visit 2021 – Natural History Museums in Iceland. | 300.000 |
| Number of grants | 58 | Total amount | 17.466.950 |
1 One Excellence Grant recipient received a project start-up postponement until 2021. The actual allocation for the 2020 Excellence Grants is therefore 32,700,000 kr.