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In 2016

157th Museum Council Meeting

Monday, December 19, 2016 at 3:00 PM-5:00 PM Meeting in the Nordic House and a festive lunch at Aalto Bistro. Present: Ólafur Kvaran, chairman, Anna Sigríður Kristjánsdóttir, Guðbrandur Benediktsson, Sigríður Björk Jónsdóttir, Sigríður Melrós Ólafsdóttir and Þóra Björk Ólafsdóttir, managing director. Hilmar J. Malmquist, Margrét Hallgrímsdóttir and Halldór Björn Runólfsson were unable to attend. 1. Presentation 1.1. Overview of the activities from …

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156th Museum Council Meeting

Present: Ólafur Kvaran, Chairman, Guðbrandur Benediktsson, Sigríður Björk Jónsdóttir, Sigríður Melrós Ólafsdóttir, Margrét Hallgrímsdóttir, Halldór Björn Runólfsson and Þóra Björk Ólafsdóttir, Managing Director. Hilmar J. Malmquist was unable to attend. Anna Sigríður Kristjánsdóttir participated in the last part of the meeting by telephone. Approval and signing of the minutes of the 155th meeting of the Museum Council. 1. Items for presentation 1.1. Overview of activities since the last meeting. …

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155th Museum Council Meeting

Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at: 12:00-14:00 in the meeting room on the 6th floor of the National Museum of Iceland. Present: Ólafur Kvaran, chairman, Anna Sigríður Kristjánsdóttir, Guðbrandur Benediktsson, Haraldur Þór Egilsson, Sigríður Björk Jónsdóttir, Margrét Hallgrímsdóttir and Þóra Björk Ólafsdóttir, managing director. Halldór Björn Runólfsson and Hilmar J. Malmquist did not attend. Approval and signing of the minutes of the 153rd and 154th meetings of the Museum Board. 1. Matter …

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154th Museum Council Meeting

Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at: 12:00-14:00 in the meeting room on the 6th floor of the National Museum of Iceland Present: Ólafur Kvaran, chairman, Anna Sigríður Kristjánsdóttir, Guðbrandur Benediktsson, Haraldur Þór Egilsson, Sigríður Björk Jónsdóttir, Halldór Björn Runólfsson, Hilmar J. Malmquist, Margrét Hallgrímsdóttir and Þóra Björk Ólafsdóttir, managing director. 1. Matters for presentation 1.1. Overview of activities since the last meeting. 1.2. Presentation …

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153rd Museum Council Meeting

Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at: 12:00-14:00 in the meeting room on the 6th floor of the National Museum of Iceland Present: Ólafur Kvaran, chairman, Anna Sigríður Kristjánsdóttir, Guðbrandur Benediktsson, Haraldur Þór Egilsson, Sigríður Björk Jónsdóttir, Hilmar J. Malmquist, Margrét Hallgrímsdóttir and Þóra Björk Ólafsdóttir, managing director. Absent: Halldór Björn Runólfsson Approval and signing of the minutes of the 152nd meeting of the Museum Board 1. Matters for presentation 1.1. Overview …

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152nd Museum Council Meeting

Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at: 12:00-14:00 in the North Room in the Museum, Hverfisgata. Present: Anna Sigríður Kristjánsdóttir, Guðbrandur Benediktsson, Haraldur Þór Egilsson, Sigríður Björk Jónsdóttir, Valborg Snævarr, Margrét Hallgrímsdóttir and Þóra Björk Ólafsdóttir, Managing Director. Absent: Chairman Ólafur Kvaran was abroad, Halldór Björn Runólfsson and Hilmar J. Malmquist. The meeting began with a presentation by Ingunn Jónsdóttir, the National Museum of Iceland about the Sjónarhorna exhibition …

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151st Museum Council Meeting

Thursday, May 12, 2016 at: 12:00-14:00 in the meeting room on the 6th floor of the National Museum of Iceland Present: Ólafur Kvaran, chairman, Anna Sigríður Kristjánsdóttir, Guðbrandur Benediktsson, Haraldur Þór Egilsson, Sigríður Björk Jónsdóttir, Halldór Björn Runólfsson and Þóra Björk Ólafsdóttir, managing director. Absent: Hilmar J. Malmquist and Margrét Hallgrímsdóttir. 1. Items for presentation 1.1. Overview of activities since the last meeting. …

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150th Museum Council Meeting

April 12, 2016 at: 12:00-14:00 in the meeting room on the 5th floor of the National Museum of Iceland Present: Ólafur Kvaran, chairman, Anna Sigríður Kristjánsdóttir, Guðbrandur Benediktsson, Haraldur Þór Egilsson, Sigríður Björk Jónsdóttir, Halldór Björn Runólfsson, Hilmar J. Malmquist, Margrét Hallgrímsdóttir and Þóra Björk Ólafsdóttir, managing director. 1. Items for presentation 1.1. Overview of activities since the last meeting. 1.2. Draft …

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149th Museum Council Meeting

Úthlutunarfundar safnaráðs vegna umsókna í safnasjóð 2016 3. mars 2016 12:00-16:00 í fundarsal á 6. hæð í Þjóðminjasafni Íslands Viðstödd: Ólafur Kvaran formaður, Anna Sigríður Kristjánsdóttir, Sigríður Melrós Ólafsdóttir og Þóra Björk Ólafsdóttir framkvæmdastjóri. Forföll: Guðmundur Ingi Gunnlaugsson. Mál til ákvörðunar Tillaga að úthlutun styrkja úr safnasjóði árið 2016 samþykkt og verður send mennta- og …

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148th Museum Council Meeting

February 23, 2016 at: 12:00-14:00 in the meeting room on the 6th floor of the National Museum of Iceland Present: Ólafur Kvaran, chairman, Guðbrandur Benediktsson, Haraldur Þór Egilsson (via telephone), Sigríður Björk Jónsdóttir, Halldór Björn Runólfsson, Hilmar J. Malmquist, Margrét Hallgrímsdóttir and Þóra Björk Ólafsdóttir, managing director. Absent: Anna Sigríður Kristjánsdóttir. Approval and signing of the minutes of the 147th meeting of the Museum Council. Matters for presentation …

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