Thursday, January 11, 2024, from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Meeting Location: National Museum, Kristjánsstofa, 6th floor
Present: Vilhjálmur Bjarnason, Chair; Gunnhildur Ásta Guðmundsdóttir, Vice Chair; Helga Lára Þorsteinsdóttir; Inga Lára Baldvinsdóttir; and Hlynur Hallsson.
The meeting was attended on behalf of the main collections: For the National Gallery of Iceland: Ingibjörg Jóhannsdóttir; for the National Museum of Iceland: Harpa Þórsdóttir; for the National Museum of Natural History of Iceland: Hilmar Malmquist.
Staff of the Board of Trustees: Þóra Björk Ólafsdóttir, Executive Director, who writes the minutes, and Klara Þórhallsdóttir.
1. Matter for presentation
- Overview of the council's activities since the last meeting.
- The allocation reception for the 2024 main allocation and the January meeting of the main libraries and the Council for the National Collections were discussed, and these events will be held at Safnahúsið on January 23 at from 2-4 PM, followed by the Museum Council's Allocation Reception from 4-5 PM, where Minister of Culture Lilja Alfreðsdóttir will present grants from the 2024 main allocation of the Museum Fund.
- Supplementary Allocation 2023 – The Minister of Culture allocated 24,800,000 kr. from the 2023 Supplementary Allocation of the Museum Fund. 82 grants were awarded to 37 accredited museums; 59 grants are for continuing education projects and course offerings, and 23 grants are for digital outreach.
- Board of Trustees – 2024 – Work Plan Presented
2. Matters for Decision
- Two reports regarding the monitoring of accredited collections were approved, one visit report and one evaluation report.
- – Discussion was postponed to the next meeting.
3. Other matters
- The meeting time for the 231st Board of Trustees meeting was set.
Meeting adjourned at 5:50 PM /THB