Agenda and recordings from the 118th meeting of the Museum Council, December 6, 2012

Last meeting of the current council: Dec. 17, 2012

On December 6th, the 118th meeting of the Museum Council was held at the National Museum of Iceland. The meeting was open to all and included presentations on the activities of the Museum Council since 2001, the operation of museums, and the changes that will occur in museum affairs at the turn of the year.

The Museum Council had the talk recorded and the recordings are available below:

Meeting agenda

15:00 Margrét Hallgrímsdóttir, chairwoman of the museum board, welcomes guests.

15:10 Activities of the Museum Council from 2002-2012, Ágústa Kristófersdóttir, Director of the Museums Council.

15:30 Operation of museums that receive funding from the Museum Fund. Þóra Björk Ólafsdóttir, museum and business expert.

4:00 PM Coffee break.

16:20 Changes at the end of the year, introduction of project transfers following legislative changesEiríkur Þorláksson, specialist in the Ministry of Education and Culture.

16:40 Discussion.

17:00 Meeting adjourned.

Moderator: Guðný Dóra Gestsdóttir.