In addition to working on exhibitions and several book projects, three employees are in the process of completing a doctorate:
The doctoral project Museums potential in children's learning was initiated in the fall of 2016 and is being carried out at the School of Museum Studies, University of Leicester. The project will explore how museums can be an active part of children and young people's learning world.

The doctoral project Hofgaard machine - an early Norwegian computer? was initiated at the Department of Historical Studies at NTNU in 2019. The project is based on an object in the museum's collection, which can shed new light on early computer history.

The doctoral project Enabling technologies for Norwegian beer exports from 1860-1900 was initiated in the fall of 2019 and is being carried out at the Department of Historical Studies at NTNU. The project is based on the museum's historical archive after Frydenlund and Ringnes Brewery.

The research project "The Museums' Knowledge Topography" (2018 – 2020) was initiated by The Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology and is carried out in collaboration with Østfold Museums, Malmö Museums, Gothenburg City Museum and the Technical Museum. The project is supported by the Arts Council's museum development programme Research in Museums.

The Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology is responsible for the coordination and development of the Medical History Museum Network and the Network for Technology and Industrial History. In addition, the museum participates in the Network for knowledge centres, the Network for worker culture, the Network for photography and the Network for music and musical instruments.

The Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology has been active in several international networks and collaborative projects. The museum is a member of Artefacts, an international museum network focusing on museum research within the history of technology and science. The National Medical Museum is a member of the international network: The European Association of the Museums of History of Medical Sciences (EAMHMS).

The Friends of The Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology Association is formally independent of The Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology Foundation, and keeps its own accounts. Fifty percent of the paid membership fee goes to the museum, which amounted to NOK 343,738 in 2020. In addition, in 2020, the Friends of the Museum made project contributions to the museum of NOK 1,380,000 from its saved funds to four different projects for the renewal and beautification of the museum. In this connection, the Friends of the Museum has also contributed volunteer work to restore an industrial model from 1954. The Friends of the Museum's members have free admission to the museum. The personal membership of the association was 1,097 in 2020 and the number of corporate members was 6.

Frode Meinich is the museum director. The museum employed a total of 90 people and 63.7 man-years of work were performed in 2020. One work accident resulting in minor injuries was registered in 2020. Sickness absence was 5.6 percent. Work on health, environment and safety has been carried out in line with plan and budget. The museum does not operate activities that pollute the external environment beyond what is permitted by laws and regulations.
The museum building was built in 1985 and today bears the mark of more than 35 years of wear and tear. In 2020, the museum replaced parts of the brick facade on the museum building at Kjelsås. Expenses for operation and necessary maintenance of the museum buildings in 2020 were NOK 10,017,258, which is 31.7 percent above budget.

The museum emphasizes gender equality, and there is equal pay for equal work. 49 of the employees were women and 41 were men. The museum has two employees with an ethnic minority background. In its outreach work, the museum has a particular focus on accessibility. In 2020, the museum has, among other things, continued a project with outreach aimed at people with dementia, outside the museum's regular opening hours. The exhibition spaces are partially adapted for people with disabilities.

The museum's financial risk is considered to be limited. The museum has investments in securities funds with a total market value of NOK 13,421,098, in addition to bank deposits. The bank loan of NOK 5,575,000 is subject to an interest rate swap agreement that runs until November 2021. The agreement was entered into to secure an upper interest rate in the event of changes in the market interest rate. Installments have been paid in accordance with the loan agreement. Interest costs for the loan in 2020 were NOK 379,203.

Through the merger of the foundations The Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology and The Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology 's fund in 2020, the share capital has increased from NOK 14,000,000 to NOK 18,125,792. The merger also resulted in an increase in accumulated equity of NOK 420,301. The museum has good governance, financial control and liquidity. The Ministry of Culture is responsible for basic financing of the operation with NOK 33,340,000. The Ministry of Health and Care Services, through the Directorate of Health, has contributed NOK 7,250,000 to the National Medical Museum. For the operation and development of the Science Centre, the museum received NOK 8,250,000 from the Science Centre Committee, appointed by the Research Council of Norway on behalf of the Ministry of Education and Research. For the operation of the telecommunications area, the museum received NOK 7,009,238 in grants from the Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation. The museum has received extraordinary grants from the Ministry of Culture with NOK 9,200,000 and the Science Centre Committee with NOK 1,182,973 in extraordinary support in connection with the Covid19 pandemic. In addition, the museum's operation is financed by entrance fees, sales in the museum shop and other own income.

Total operating income in 2020 was NOK 93,874,857. This is NOK 2,106,554 below budget. The result for 2020 shows a surplus of NOK 2,880,291, which is added to equity. The surplus is due to the postponement of a new medical exhibition and that additional grants due to Covid-19 to the Science Center came at the end of the year. The foundation capital and other equity are considered adequate for continued operation. The accounts are based on the principle of going concern, as the basis for this is present. The board believes that the accounts, together with the board's report, provide a true and fair view of the development and results of the museum's activities and financial position.