Tuesday, March 28, 2017, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Location: Museum House, Hverfisgata 15
Present: Ólafur Kvaran, chairman, Anna Sigríður Kristjánsdóttir, vice chairman, Haraldur Þór Egilsson, Helga Lára Þorsteinsdóttir, Sigríður Björk Jónsdóttir, Margrét Hallgrímsdóttir and Þóra Björk Ólafsdóttir, managing director.
Hilmar J. Malmquist did not make it.
0. Approval and signing of the minutes of the 159th and 160th meetings of the Museum Council
1. Presentation case
1.1. Overview of the Council's activities since the last meeting
1.2. Museum Recognition – Legal Commentary Presented
1.3. (section 1.3 deleted)
1.4. Presentation of the National Museum of Iceland's guidelines on museum clearance plans. Discussion was held on Article 17 of the Museums Act 141/2011 and Article 7(f) of the same act on the role of the museum council in providing the main museum with an opinion on matters concerning the disposal or disposal of museum objects.
1.5. In 2015, a draft proposal from the Museum Council's working group on responsible collections was sent to the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. The proposal was discussed again and it was agreed to send the proposal back to the ministry unchanged.
2. Matters for decision
2.1. Sigurlaugar Dagsdóttir's report on the Museum Council's symposium on museums and tourism was approved. It will be published on the Museum Council's website.
2.2. The request of the Akureyri Art Museum for the Museum Council to confirm that the planned construction of the Akureyri Art Museum's premises meets the Museum Council's terms and conditions for premises for recognized museums approved.
3. Other issues
3.1. The number of visitors to museums was discussed and whether museums, museum boards and other stakeholders can contribute to better collection of this information.
Meeting adjourned at 1:00 p.m. / ÞBÓ