Minutes of the 2nd meeting of the Museum Council, at Lyngás 7, Garðabær,
December 7, 2001, at 11:30 AM.
Present were Margrét Hallgrímsdóttir, Þorgeir Ólafsson, Gísli Sverrir Árnason, Álfheiður Ingadóttir, and Sigrún Ásta Jónsdóttir, who took the minutes. Ólafur Kvaran announced his absence.
Agenda:
The chairperson welcomed the attendees.
- Minutes of the last meeting.Sigurjón Baldur Hafsteinsson was not present at the meeting, but he wrote the minutes of the first meeting of the museum board. Sigrún Ásta Jónsdóttir is Sigurjón's alternate and will present the minutes of the first meeting at the next museum board meeting.
- The Role of the Board of Trustees and Future Planning.
There was some discussion about the role of the museum board and the future organization of affairs. Funding for the museum board, its procedures, and its regulations were discussed. Thorgeir will present a draft of the regulations at the next meeting.
- Museum Fund.
The procedures for allocations from the museum fund and the development of allocation rules were discussed. The National Museum Director thought it appropriate for the council members to familiarize themselves with the rules used in awarding grants to local museums. There is also a fairly clear framework in the Museum Act. Emphasis was placed on the Museum Council's comprehensive oversight of the museums operating in Iceland, as intended by the Museums Act No. 106/2001. Meeting participants were asked to submit a list of museums in their field at the next meeting and to provide the Museum Council with a general overview of their activities. In that context, it is important that the term "collection" be defined with respect to the law. The announcement about the museum fund, which was recently published in Morgunblaðið regarding grant applications for 2002, was discussed.
It was agreed that the National Conservator of Monuments would draft working procedures for allocations from the Museum Fund for the next meeting, taking into account the rules that applied to allocations for local museums.
- The need to hire staff for the council was discussed.
- The advisory role of the council was discussed..The attendees agreed that emphasis would be placed on that aspect of the board's activities.
It was decided that the next meeting will be called in January 2002, when applications for grants for the year 2002 are available.
Nothing further was discussed, and the meeting was adjourned at 1:00 PM.