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      • What does the museum fund support – Main allocation and secondary allocation?
      • Main allocation of the museum fund – one-year grants
      • Main allocation of the Museum Fund – grants for 2-3 years – Excellence grant
      • Additional allocation of the museum fund
      • Museum Fund Allocation Rules
      • Museum Fund Procedures 2019
      • Utilization and payment of grants
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      • What is a recognized museum?
      • List of recognized museums
      • Conditions of recognition
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      • Articles of Association – Articles of Association
      • Definitions
      • Supervision of accredited collections
      • ICOM Code of Conduct
    • Guidance and education
      • Handbook I and II on the Preservation of Museum Collections
      • Handbook – Preventive preservation of textile works
      • Handbook – Exhibition, packaging and storage of textiles in museums
      • Guidelines – Volcanic Eruption Prevention
      • Contingency Plans – A guide to developing a contingency plan for accredited museums
      • Contingency Plans – Template
      • Contingency Plans – Checklist: Museum Contingency Plan and Communication with Responders
      • Foundation grants from the Ministry of Culture to recognized museums
      • Museum Fund Logo – For download
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List of recognized museums

The following 47 museums have received recognition from the Museums Council

  • Reykjavik City History Museum 
  • Árnesingar Regional Museum 
  • Borgarfjörður Regional Museum 
  • The Dalarna Regional Museum
  • Garðskagi 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
  • The Whale Museum in Húsavík
  • Icelandic Design Museum
  • Akureyri Industrial Museum
  • Icelandic Film Museum
  • Icelandic Agricultural Museum ses.
  • The Icelandic Art Museum
  • Árnesingar Art Museum
  • Einar Jónsson Art Museum
  • University of Iceland Art Museum
  • Kópavogur Art Museum – Gerðarsafn
  • Reykjanesbær Art Museum
  • Reykjavik Art Museum
  • Akureyri Art Museum
  • Hornafjörður Cultural Center  
  • Þingeyingi Cultural Center
  • East Iceland Museum
  • Egils Ólafsson Museum
  • Bustarfell Museum
  • Akureyri Museum
  • Kópavogur Natural History Museum
  • The Living Art Museum
  • The Museum Collection
  • Sagnheimar – Local History Museum and Natural History Museum
  • The Sheep Farm at Strandir
  • Icelandic Herring Museum ses.
  • East Iceland Maritime Museum
  • East Iceland Technical Museum
  • Fishing Museum

Accredited museums

  • What is a recognized museum?
  • List of recognized museums
  • Conditions of recognition
  • Application for recognition
  • Articles of Association - Articles of Association
  • Definitions
  • Supervision of accredited collections
  • Viðurkennd söfn sem hafa lokið 2. hluta eftirlits safnaráðs
  • ICOM Code of Conduct
  • Museum activities in Iceland
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