• Hrefna Róbertsdóttir, Director General

• Njörður Sigurðsson, Deputy Director General

• Ólafur Arnar Sveinsson, Director of Communication and Research

• Þuríður Árnadóttir, Director of Operations

The Board of Directors reviews the annual plan, work and budgets of the museum.

• Valur Ingimundarson, Chair, appointed without a nomination (from 1 January 2025)

• Erla Hulda Halldórsdóttir, Vice-Chairperson, nominated by the Institute of History, University of Iceland

• Gunnar Örn Hannesson, nominated by staff at the National Archives

• Jóna Símonía Bjarnadóttir, nominated by the Association of Local Authorities

• Óskar Jörgen Sandholt, nominated by the Association of Local Authorities

• Ragna Kemp Haraldsdóttir, University of Iceland School of Social Sciences

Substitutes

• Gylfi Dalmann Aðalsteinsson, University of Iceland School of Social Sciences

• Karen Þóra Sigurkarlsdóttir, nominated by staff at the National Archives

• Kolbrún Erna Magnúsdóttir, nominated by the Association of Local Authorities

• Páll S. Brynjarsson, nominated by the Association of Local Authorities

• Steinunn Valdís Óskarsdóttir, appointed without a nomination (from 1 January 2025)

• Viðar Pálsson, nominated by the Institute of History at the University of Iceland

The minutes of the Board meetings since 2015 are below.