Tuesday, October 9, 2018, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Location: The National Museum, Hverfisgata.
Present: Ólafur Kvaran, Chair; Anna Sigríður Kristjánsdóttir, Vice Chair; Haraldur Þór Egilsson; Helga Lára Þorsteinsdóttir; Sigríður Björk Jónsdóttir; Álfheiður Ingadóttir; Anna Lísa Rúnarsdóttir; and Þóra Björk Ólafsdóttir, Executive Director. Harpa Thorsdottir was unable to attend.
Approved between council meetings
On September 26, 2018, the Museum Board approved via email 15 evaluation reports for the 4th round of the Board's monitoring of accredited museums, per item 2.1, which was postponed from the 175th Museum Board meeting.
The following are the evaluation reports for the following collections:
- Borgarfjörður Regional Museum
- Museum of the Snaefellings and Hnappadals Region – The Norwegian House
- Westfjords Regional Museum
- Göður Regional Museum, Akranes
- The Regional Museum in Skógar
- Icelandic Aviation Museum
- The Home Industries Museum
- East Iceland Museum
- The Museum at Bustarfell
- The Museum Collection
- Fictional worlds
- East Iceland Maritime Museum
- Fishing Museum
- The Dalarna Regional Museum
- Icelandic Agricultural Museum
1. Matter for presentation
- Overview of the council's activities since the last meeting.
2. Matters for decision
- The appointment of a working group was approved, whose task is to conduct an assessment of the museum accreditation process and the responsibilities of the museums and the Museum Council regarding the accreditation. In addition, it will examine how the accreditation process has worked out for the museums in recent years. The working group shall also submit recommendations on possible ways to improve the process. The working group was appointed as follows: Þóra Björk Ólafsdóttir, Haraldur Þór Egilsson, and Sif Jóhannesdóttir.
- The Council of Museums receives the report. In Tune with the Times? Digital Media of Museums for Educational Purposes. Will the report be published in the next few weeks?.
- Announcement for the 2019 main allocation from the collections fund has been approved. Applications will open on Monday, October 15, 2018, and the application deadline is November 15, 2018.
3. Other matters
The matter of one accredited museum was discussed. The next museum board meeting, to be held in Akureyri, was discussed.
Meeting adjourned at 12:30 / TBÓ