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 were not present.
Approval and signing of the minutes of the 153rd and 154th meetings of the Museum Council.
1. Presentation case
1.1. Summary of activities since the last meeting.
1.2. Involvement of head museums in reviews of museum accreditation. Discussion postponed to the next meeting due to the absence of the heads of head museums.
2. Matters for decision
2.1. Proposal to process applications from two institutions for recognition under the Museums Act has been processed. The Museums Council's proposal will be sent to the Minister of Education and Culture for decision.
2.2. The Museum Council approved the revised budget of the Museum Fund.
2.3. The Museum Council approved the request of the Hvols Regional Museum to change the use of the grant.
3. Other issues
Museum Council headquarters: the idea of relocating the Museum Council office was presented to the meeting. It was agreed to request permission from the Minister for the relocation of the council office and to enter into agreements with the lessor.
Regarding applications for operating grants: one of the supporting documents for applications for operating grants is the budget for the following year. Many municipally owned museums are not required to submit their budget until the end of December, in light of this, those museums will be given the opportunity to submit a draft budget with the application and the final version when it is available.
Meeting adjourned at 13:30 / ÞBÓ