Friday, November 23, 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; and Þóra Björk Ólafsdóttir, Executive Director. Harpa Þórsdóttir, Hilmar Malmquist, and Margrét Hallgrímsdóttir were unable to attend.
Approval and signing of the minutes of the 175th and 176th meetings of the Board of Trustees.
1. Matter for presentation
- Overview of the council's activities since the last meeting.
- 2018 Project Grant Utilization Report Presented
- 2017 Operating Grants Utilization Report Presented
- Form for notification of a change in the operations of an accredited museum presented.
- Museum Fund Budget 2018–2021. Information on the 2018 financial status and an overview of funding for the museum fund as presented in the 2019 budget proposal, along with a schedule of funding through 2021.
- Applications for the 2019 main distribution of the Collections Fund have been submitted. The application deadline was November 16, and 144 project applications and 37 operating grant applications were received.
- Applications for the 2018 Museum Fund Supplementary Allocation (professional development grants for accredited museums) have been announced. The application deadline was October 31.
2. Matters for decision
- (Haraldur Þór Egilsson left the meeting). Total funding amount for the 2019 supplemental allocation was determined.
- The Board of the Museum agreed to participate in the new application for the European cooperation project. Museums of Impact in the Creative Europe 2019 fund.
3. Other matters
The matter of the Skagfirðingar Regional Museum was discussed, as a conservator from the museum board's supervisory committee went on an inspection trip to Sauðárkrókur to assess the conditions for the museum's new temporary storage facility.
Meeting adjourned at 12:40 / TBÓ