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In 2021

209th Museum Council Meeting

Wednesday, December 15, 2021 – 5:00 PM-6:00 PM Location: Museum House Vilhjálmur Bjarnason, Chairman, Gunnhildur Ásta Guðmundsdóttir, Helga Lára Þorsteinsdóttir, Hlynur Hallsson, Inga Lára Baldvinsdóttir, Hilmar Malmquist, Harpa Þórsdóttir, Margrét Hallgrímsdóttir and Þóra Björk Ólafsdóttir, Managing Director. 1. Presentation of the Council's activities since the last meeting Jóhanna Símonardóttir from Sjá Consulting presented the results of the Museum Council's workshop …

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208th Museum Council Meeting

Tuesday, November 23 – 2:00 PM-4:00 PM Location: Museum House and Teams Present at 2:00 PM-3:00 PM: Vilhjálmur Bjarnason, chairman, Gunnhildur Ásta Guðmundsdóttir (at Teams), Helga Lára Þorsteinsdóttir, Hlynur Hallsson, Inga Lára Baldvinsdóttir, Hilmar Malmquist, Harpa Þórsdóttir, and Þóra Björk Ólafsdóttir, managing director. Margrét Hallgrímsdóttir was unable to attend. Present at 3:00 PM-4:00 PM, distribution of additional allocation from the 2021 museum fund: Vilhjálmur Bjarnason, chairman, Gunnhildur Ásta …

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207th Museum Council Meeting

Thursday, October 21 – 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Location: Museum Building and Teams Attendees: Vilhjálmur Bjarnason, chairman, Gunnhildur Ásta Guðmundsdóttir, Helga Lára Þorsteinsdóttir, Hlynur Hallsson, Inga Lára Baldvinsdóttir, Álfheiður Ingadóttir (on Teams for the Museum of Natural History) Harpa Þórsdóttir, Margrét Hallgrímsdóttir (on Teams) and Þóra Björk Ólafsdóttir, managing director. 1. Presentation Summary of the council's activities since the last meeting. Presented by …

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206th Museum Council Meeting

Monday, September 6, 2021 – 10:25 a.m.-12:25 p.m. Location: Seyðisfjörður Attendees: Vilhjálmur Bjarnason, chairman, Gunnhildur Ásta Guðmundsdóttir, Helga Lára Þorsteinsdóttir, Hlynur Hallsson, Inga Lára Baldvinsdóttir, Ágústa Kristófersdóttir (deputy of Margrét Hallgrímsdóttir), Harpa Þórsdóttir and Þóra Björk Ólafsdóttir, managing director. Hilmar Malmquist was unable to attend. The meeting was held in Seyðisfjörður, but the annual museum board trip was to Austfjörður this year. 1. …

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205th Museum Council Meeting

Monday, July 5, 2021 – 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Location: Museum House and Teams Attendees: Vilhjálmur Bjarnason, chairman, Gunnhildur Ásta Guðmundsdóttir (Teams), Helga Lára Þorsteinsdóttir, Hlynur Hallsson (Teams), Inga Lára Baldvinsdóttir, Harpa Þórsdóttir and Þóra Björk Ólafsdóttir, managing director. Margrét Hallgrímsdóttir and Hilmar Malmquist were unable to attend. 1. Business to be introduced Overview of the council's activities since the last meeting. Among other things …

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204th Museum Council Meeting

Wednesday, June 9, 2021 – 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Location: Museum Building Attendees: Vilhjálmur Bjarnason, chairman, Gunnhildur Ásta Guðmundsdóttir, Helga Lára Þorsteinsdóttir, Hlynur Hallsson, Inga Lára Baldvinsdóttir, Harpa Þórsdóttir, Margrét Hallgrímsdóttir, Álfheiður Ingadóttir (former Natural History Museum of Iceland) and Þóra Björk Ólafsdóttir, managing director. Signing of minutes 1. Items for presentation Overview of the council's activities since the last meeting. Presentation from Libiu Castro …

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203rd Museum Council Meeting

Tuesday, April 27, 2021 – 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Location: Norræna Húsið and web conference Attendees: Vilhjálmur Bjarnason, chairman, Gunnhildur Ásta Guðmundsdóttir, Helga Lára Þorsteinsdóttir, Hlynur Hallsson (web conference), Harpa Þórsdóttir, Hilmar Malmquist (web conference), Margrét Hallgrímsdóttir and Þóra Björk Ólafsdóttir, managing director. Inga Lára Baldvinsdóttir was absent. 1. Business for presentation Overview of the council's activities since the last meeting. Allocated in the main allocation …

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202nd Museum Council Meeting

Thursday, March 25, 2021 – 12:00-4:00 PM Location: Museum House Attendees: Vilhjálmur Bjarnason, Chairman, Gunnhildur Ásta Guðmundsdóttir, Helga Lára Þorsteinsdóttir, Inga Lára Baldvinsdóttir and Þóra Björk Ólafsdóttir, Managing Director. 1. Matters for presentation no matters on the agenda 2. Matters for decision Proposal for the allocation of grants from the main allocation of the museum fund in 2021 approved and will be sent to the Minister of Education, Culture and Sports …

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201st Museum Council Meeting

Friday, February 19, 2021 – 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Location: Museum House and Teams Attendees: Vilhjálmur Bjarnason, chairman, Gunnhildur Ásta Guðmundsdóttir, Helga Lára Þorsteinsdóttir, Hlynur Hallsson (on Teams), Inga Lára Baldvinsdóttir, Harpa Þórsdóttir (on Teams), Álfheiður Ingadóttir (on Teams for Hilmars Malmquist), Margrét Hallgrímsdóttir, Klara Þórhallsdóttir, museum board employee and Þóra Björk Ólafsdóttir, executive director. 1. Presentation of the Board of Directors …

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