Minutes of the 10th meeting of the Museum Council, at Lyngás 7, Garðabær,
September 18, 2002, at 13:00.
The following were present: Margrét Hallgrímsdóttir, Álfheiður Ingadóttir, Ólafur Kvaran and Gísli Sverrir Árnason. Margrét Hallgrímsdóttir wrote the minutes..
MH convened a meeting and submitted the minutes of the 9th meeting for approval.
1. Applications to the museum fund in 2003
Review applications for the 2003 museum fund.
2. Charter
It was agreed to remind museums that operating grants for 2003 will not be awarded unless the museum's charter has been approved by the museum council. Museums were reminded to submit their charters.
3. Museum Council Rules of Procedure
Review draft procedures for the Museum Council. MH tasked with preparing a new draft for approval at the next meeting of the Council on October 10th.
4. Museum Council employee.
Approved to advertise for an employee for the museum board, who would start work at the turn of the year. MH instructed to discuss this with the Ministry of Education and Culture and to draft an advertisement for the next meeting. Administrative costs will therefore increase to 10%. The aim will be to hire a full-time employee, who will be based at the National Museum of Iceland during this period. In a discussion about hiring an employee, Gísli Sverrir expressed his opinion that it would be desirable for new public jobs to be located outside the capital when possible.
5. Message to the Museum Council
Application from the N-Þingeyingi Library and Local History Museum for a grant for registration in Sarp.
It was agreed that a grant of ISK 100,000 would be awarded.
Application from the Museum House in Húsavík for a grant for registration in Sarp.
It was agreed that a grant of ISK 100,000 would be awarded.
A presentation by the Steingrímur Kristinsson Photography Museum, dated August 5th, has been submitted for information.
No further business was discussed. The next working meeting is scheduled for October 10th, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Applications and a draft advertisement for an employee will be reviewed. Procedures will be submitted for approval.
Meeting adjourned at 3:00 PM /MH