{"id":1069,"date":"2003-08-28T11:30:58","date_gmt":"2003-08-28T11:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vu2158.shelley.1984.is\/?page_id=1069"},"modified":"2017-07-13T19:59:02","modified_gmt":"2017-07-13T19:59:02","slug":"19-safnaradsfundur","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/safnarad.is\/en\/um-safnarad\/fundargerdir\/arin-2012-2001\/arid-2003\/19-safnaradsfundur\/","title":{"rendered":"19th Museum Council Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Minutes of the 19th meeting of the Board of the National Gallery of Iceland, Lauf\u00e1svegur 2,
\n 101 Reykjavik, August 28, 2003, 11:30 AM.<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

Present were: Margr\u00e9t Hallgr\u00edmsd\u00f3ttir, J\u00f3n Gunnar Ott\u00f3sson, \u00d3lafur Kvaran, J\u00f3hann \u00c1smundsson, G\u00edsli Sverrir \u00c1rnason and Rakel Halld\u00f3rsd\u00f3ttir.<\/span><\/p>\n

1.     <\/span><\/span> A discussion was held regarding the break-in at the board of trustees' office, which occurred in the early morning hours of August 27, during which all of the board's computer equipment was stolen.\u00a0 The equipment is valued at nearly 274,000 kr\u00f3na. The necessity of taking appropriate precautions to prevent another break-in and the loss of the council's data was discussed.\u00a0 In particular, the necessity of storing the museum board's data on the National Museum's server from now on was discussed, as all data stored there is regularly backed up.\u00a0 It was decided that a staff member would send a letter to the Ministry of Education requesting that the state compensate the museum board for the loss, as the board's landlord, the National Museum, most likely falls under the state's self-insurance for this type of damage.<\/span>  <\/span><\/p>\n

2.     <\/span><\/span> Minutes of the 17th and 18th meetings signed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

3.     <\/span><\/span> Staff report: The staffer reported on the council's activities over the summer, including the staffer's field trips to museums in rural areas, and the council's new website on the domain. www.safnarad.is<\/a> and a project on museum accessibility. The accessibility project arose in connection with the guidance document \"Designing Museums,\" which discusses various aspects to consider regarding accessibility and services in museums.\u00a0 As discussed at the 18th meeting, staff has contacted stakeholders representing museum visitors with special needs and requested their assessment of the necessary services regarding accessibility in museums.\u00a0 Children are obviously visitors with special needs, and a staff member spoke with the Children's Ombudsman, \u00de\u00f3rhildur L\u00edndal, about how to measure the needs of children regarding accessibility in museums.\u00a0 The conclusion was that the children themselves would have to be consulted, in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It was pointed out that Helga J\u00f3hannsd\u00f3ttir (wife of \u00d3mar Ragnarsson) has created checklists for certain museums. Helga has visited these museums with people with disabilities, created accessibility checklists afterward, and sent them to the museums.\u00a0 It was discussed that Helga would be contacted regarding the checklists. Furthermore, the reports of Eggert \u00de\u00f3r Bernhar\u00f0sson, a historian and adjunct professor at the University of Iceland, were discussed, as Eggert has criticized museums and exhibitions in Iceland. 
\n It was also discussed to move the application deadline for the collections fund back to next year, e.g., to October 1 or November 1. The deadline is September 1 this year, but that is considered rather early given summer vacations.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

4.     <\/span><\/span> Employee Job Description and Job Title: The job description submitted by the employee was reviewed. Comments were made on the description, and it will be corrected accordingly and resubmitted at the next meeting. The employee's job title will be determined thereafter.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

5.     <\/span><\/span> Report to the Board of Trustees:<\/p>\n

5a Presentations by the Reykjanesb\u00e6r Art Museum.
\n Valger\u00f0ur Gu\u00f0mundsd\u00f3ttir, Cultural Officer of Reykjanesb\u00e6r, sent a letter to the Museum Council requesting that the 2003 allocations from the Museum Fund be reconsidered with regard to the grant awarded to the Reykjanesb\u00e6r Art Museum.\u00a0 The Museum Council reviewed the museum's application and ruled that at the time, the museum had not adequately fulfilled Article 4 of the Museum Act. The museum had not demonstrated active collecting in accordance with its collection policy, did not have a permanent location, and was not sufficiently visible and accessible.\u00a0 The museum will be sent a letter denying the request for reconsideration and providing appropriate explanations.<\/p>\n

5b Presentation of the North-Thingeyjar Library and Museum. 
\n Stefan\u00eda G\u00edslad\u00f3ttir, director of the museum, sent a letter to the museum board requesting a review of the operating grant award and an explanation regarding the 2003 grant awards.\u00a0 The application was discussed, but according to it, the director's position was 20%, not 50% as stipulated in Article 10 of the museum act.\u00a0 A statement explaining that changes were made to the work schedule in the fall of 2002 was attached to the request, but since the Museum Board did not receive this new information before the decision on grant awards was made, the board ruled that the request for a review of the grant award would be denied for that reason.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

6.     <\/span><\/span> Report on the operations of the Farm Machinery Museum at Hvanneyri.
\n Bjarni Gu\u00f0mundsson, curator of the Farm Machinery Museum, sent the museum board a report on the museum's activities, in which he discusses each item of Article 4 of the museum act (collection, preservation, research, and outreach) and how the museum fulfills each of these items.\u00a0 The purpose was to obtain the Museum Board's confirmation that the museum meets the requirements of the museum act to be considered a fully accredited museum.\u00a0 There was some discussion about research conducted by the museum, but JGO asked for a clearer explanation as to whether the research in question was conducted by the museum or by the Agricultural University of Iceland at Hvanneyri.\u00a0 The connection between the museum and the university was then discussed. It was decided to request more information from Bjarni.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

7.     <\/span><\/span> Draft Service Agreement between the Board of Museums and the National Museum. It was decided to postpone discussion of this matter until later.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

8.     <\/span><\/span> Wim van der Weiden, chairman of the European Museum Forum, proposed that a staff member of the museum council become the spokesperson for the European Museum Forum in Iceland (National Correspondent of the EMF in Iceland).\u00a0 The idea was discussed. It was decided to consult the Museum Council's liaison at the Ministry of Education about whether it would be more appropriate for the representative to be based at the ministry. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

9.     <\/span><\/span> Field trip to Reykjanes 2003. The planned field trip to Reykjanes in September was discussed. It was decided that everyone, both main members and alternates, would be invited on the trip. It was decided to hold the next meeting at the same time, and the date of September 18 was chosen.\u00a0 This is a day trip (9 a.m.\u20135 p.m.), during which the municipalities on the Reykjanes Peninsula, its museums and centers will be visited, and meetings will be held with the municipal councils. It was discussed that a meeting would take place in Sandger\u00f0i just after noon. A staff member will handle the planning of the trip. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

There was no further discussion and the meeting adjourned at 1:00 PM\/RH.<\/span><\/p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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