Friday, September 19, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Meeting Location: The Museum Council held the meeting during a lunch break on its 2025 fall trip; it was held at the restaurant in Hafnarborg.
Present: Vilhjálmur Bjarnason, Chair; Guðrún Dröfn Whitehead; Gunnhildur Ásta Guðmundsdóttir, Vice Chair; and Hlynur Hallsson. Jóhanna Erla Pálmadóttir was unable to attend this time.
The meeting was attended on behalf of the principal museums: 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 of the Board of Trustees: Thóra Björk Ólafsdóttir, Executive Director, who writes the minutes, and Klara Þórhallsdóttir.
1. Presentation case
1.1. Overview of the council's activities since the last meeting.
1.2. The 2025 Annual Report for Accredited Collections has been requested, and the deadline for submission is October 15, 2025.
1.3. Regarding funding for the Museum Fund and Council in the 2026 budget bill.
1.4. Fall Trip of the Board of Trustees
2. Matters for decision
2.1. The 2024 Annual Report of the Museum Council was approved and will be published on the Museum Council's website.
3. Other issues
- Timing of the next board of trustees meeting
Meeting adjourned at 1:00 PM / THB