On May 18, International Museum Day, the National Museum of Iceland received the Icelandic Museum Award for its new preservation and research center in Kópavogur, along with a Handbook on the Preservation of Museum Collections.

The Icelandic Section of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) and the Association of Icelandic Museums and Art Collectors (FÍSOS) are jointly responsible for the award, which is a recognition given every other year to an Icelandic museum for outstanding activities.

President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson presented the National Museum Award to Margrét Hallgrímsdóttir, the National Museum Curator, at a ceremony in the Museum Building on Hverfisgata. Rannver H. Hannesson, Head of Preservation and Bookbinding at the National Library of Iceland – University Library, participated in the preparation of the Handbook on the Preservation of Collections on behalf of the museum by writing an article on the preservation of paper artifacts, which is a collaborative project between the National Museum, the National Library and the National Archives.