AUGUST 23, 2012
12:15 – 2:15 PM, MEETING ROOM IN THE NATIONAL MUSEUM TOWER
1. Issues for discussion and decision:
1.0. Minutes of the 114th meeting submitted and signed.
1.1. Managing Director's Report:
Museum Council website. New look of the site introduced and reviewed. Approved that the acting director attend a course at Hugsmiðjan in the Eplica management system at the earliest opportunity. Discussed news on the website and information services with collectors. Follow-up on allocation. Discussion on follow-up to the allocation from the museum fund in 2012, a meeting of the chairman with representatives from the Ministry of Education and Culture is awaited before the allocation for the year can be finalized. Icelandic Museum Day. General satisfaction with the Icelandic Museum Day, which was a success and received extensive media coverage.
1.2 Application form for the 2013 museum fund. Decided to simplify the application form, it will now be possible to download, save and print it.
1.3 Budget for 2012. Draft plan presented, reviewed and approved. Agreed to review what projects need to be completed before a new council takes office at the turn of the year.
1.4 Museum Council field trip 2012. Proposal for a trip to Dali and Strandir submitted. Agreed to explore the possibility of a trip on October 10. Agreed to accept Bus4u's offer for the trip.
2. Papers for discussion and decision.
2.1 Applications for operating grants from the Museum of Icelandic History, the Fishing Museum and the Transportation Museum at Ystafell. Processing of applications postponed until after a meeting between the chairman of the museum council and the Ministry of Education and Culture. Halldór B. Runólfsson sent a letter to the director of the Museum of Icelandic History reviewing their communication.Applications for project grants from ICOM and FÍSOS for the Icelandic Museum Awards:Refer to the next allocation from the fund.
2.2. Message from the Motorcycle Museum: Does not meet the requirements for a grant from the museum fund. Please note the application deadline for the museum fund for 2013.
2.3 A message from Sveinssafn. Sveinssafn's request for a review of accreditation cannot be granted until the new Museums Act has come into force.
3. Next meeting and other matters.
Other issues: Discussion about a working group under the auspices of FÍSOS that is conducting an assessment of the new Museums Act.
Next meeting scheduled for September 27th at 12:15.
There was no further discussion and the meeting adjourned at 14:15/AK.