250th Board of Trustees Meeting – Allocation Meeting

Thursday, December 18, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Meeting Location: Austurstræti 5, 4th Floor Present: Vilhjálmur Bjarnason, Chair; Gunnhildur Ásta Guðmundsdóttir, Vice Chair; Hlynur Hallsson and Jóhanna Erla Pálmadóttir Staff of the Museum Council: Þóra Björk Ólafsdóttir, Executive Director, who is recording the minutes 1. Matters for information 2. Matters for decision 2.1. Proposal to the Minister regarding supplementary allocation from the Museum Fund for 2025 2.2. Proposal to the Minister regarding the main allocation from the Museum Fund for 2026 3. Other matters No other matters Meeting adjourned at 4:00 PM /TBÓ

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249th Board of Trustees Meeting

Wednesday, December 3, 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM Meeting location: Austurstræti 5, 4th floor Attendees: Chairman Vilhjálmur Bjarnason, Guðrún Dröfn Whitehead (from item 1.2), Hlynur Hallsson, Jóhanna Erla Pálmadóttir, and Vice-Chairwoman Gunnhildur Ásta Guðmundsdóttir, who participated via Teams. Representing the lead institutions from team 1.2 were: for the National Gallery of Iceland, Ingibjörg Jóhannsdóttir; for the National Museum of Natural History of Iceland, Ragnhildur Guðmundsdóttir; and for the National Museum of Iceland, Harpa Þórsdóttir. Staff …

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248th Board of Trustees Meeting

Thursday, October 23, 2025, 2:00 PM–4:00 PM Meeting location: Austurstræti 5, 4th floor Attendees: Vilhjálmur Bjarnason, Chair; Guðrún Dröfn Whitehead; Hlynur Hallsson; Jóhanna Erla Pálmadóttir and Gunnhildur Ásta Guðmundsdóttir, vice chair, who participated via Teams. Representing the national museums at the meeting were: for the National Gallery of Iceland: Ingibjörg Jóhannsdóttir; for the National Museum of Natural History of Iceland: Ragnhildur Guðmundsdóttir; on behalf of the National Museum of Iceland: Harpa Þórsdóttir. Museum Council Staff: Þóra Björk Ólafsdóttir, Executive Director, who is recording the minutes, and Klara Þórhallsdóttir. 1. Matters for Information 1.1. Overview of Activities …

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247th Board of Trustees Meeting

Friday, September 19, 2025, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM. Meeting Location: The Museum Council held the meeting during the lunch break of the 2025 Museum Council fall trip. It was held at the restaurant in Hafnarborg. Attendees: Vilhjálmur Bjarnason, Chair; Guðrún Dröfn Whitehead; Gunnhildur Ásta Guðmundsdóttir, Vice Chair; and Hlynur Hallsson. Jóhanna Erla Pálmadóttir was unable to attend this time. Representing the national museums, the following attended the meeting: For the National Gallery of Iceland: Ingibjörg Jóhannsdóttir; for the National Museum of Natural History of Iceland: Ragnhildur Guðmundsdóttir; for the National Museum of Iceland: Harpa Þórsdóttir. Museum Council Staff: Þóra Björk Ólafsdóttir …

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246th Board of Trustees Meeting

Wednesday, August 27, 2025, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Meeting Location: Austurstræti 5, 4th Floor Attendees: Vilhjálmur Bjarnason, Chair; Guðrún Dröfn Whitehead; Gunnhildur Ásta Guðmundsdóttir, Vice Chair; Jóhanna Erla Pálmadóttir; and Hlynur Hallsson. Representing the national museums at the meeting were: From the National Gallery of Iceland: Ingibjörg Jóhannsdóttir; for the National Museum of Natural History of Iceland: Ragnhildur Guðmundsdóttir; for the National Museum of Iceland: Harpa Þórsdóttir. Museum Council staff: Þóra Björk Ólafsdóttir, Executive Director, who is recording the minutes …

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245th Board of Trustees Meeting

Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Meeting Location: Austurstræti 5, 4th Floor Attendees: Vilhjálmur Bjarnason, Chair; Guðrún Dröfn Whitehead; Gunnhildur Ásta Guðmundsdóttir, Vice Chair; Jóhanna Erla Pálmadóttir; and Hlynur Hallsson. Representing the National Collections: For the National Gallery of Iceland: Ingibjörg Jóhannsdóttir; for the National Museum of Natural History: Ragnhildur Guðmundsdóttir, for the National Museum of Iceland: Harpa Þórsdóttir. Museum Council Staff: Þóra Björk Ólafsdóttir, Executive Director, who is recording the minutes…

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244th Board of Trustees Meeting

Friday, May 9, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Meeting location: Austurstræti 5, 4th floor and on Teams Attendees: Vilhjálmur Bjarnason, Chair; Guðrún Dröfn Whitehead; and Hlynur Hallsson. Vice Chair Gunnhildur Ásta Guðmundsdóttir and Jóhanna Erla Pálmadóttir were unable to attend. Representing the parent institutions were: For the National Gallery of Iceland: Ingibjörg Jóhannsdóttir; for the National Museum of Natural History of Iceland: Ragnhildur Guðmundsdóttir; for the National Museum of Iceland: Harpa Þórsdóttir. Staff …

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243rd Board of Trustees Meeting

Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PMMeeting Location: Austurstræti 5, 4th floor and on TeamsAttendees: Vilhjálmur Bjarnason, Chair; Gunnhildur Ásta Guðmundsdóttir, Vice-Chair; Guðrún Dröfn Whitehead; Hlynur Hallsson; and Jóhanna Erla Pálmadóttir (on Teams). Representing the National Collections: For the National Gallery of Iceland: Ingibjörg Jóhannsdóttir; for the National Museum of Natural History: Hilmar Malmquist, for the National Museum of Iceland: Harpa Þórsdóttir. Museum Council Staff: Þóra …

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242nd Board of Trustees Meeting

Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Meeting location: Austurstræti 5, 4th floor Attendees: Vilhjálmur Bjarnason, Chair; Gunnhildur Ásta Guðmundsdóttir, Vice Chair; Helga Lára Þorsteinsdóttir; Inga Lára Baldvinsdóttir; and Hlynur Hallsson. Representing the national museums at the meeting were: for the National Gallery of Iceland: Ingibjörg Jóhannsdóttir; for the National Museum of Natural History: Hilmar Malmquist; for the National Museum of Iceland: Harpa Þórsdóttir. Museum Council staff: Þóra Björk Ólafsdóttir, Executive Director, who is recording …

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