The Irish Museums Association is a voluntary, not for profit association, founded in 1977. It is dedicated to promoting the interests of museums and the Irish museums community (those who work and are interested in museums) throughout Ireland, north and south of the border.
The IMA aims to:
- Promote professional practice in museum management, collections care and visitor services
- Provide a platform for anyone interested in Irish museums to provoke debate on museum ideas
- In co-operation with other professional bodies and central and local government, to achieve a sustainable level of museum provision and operation in Ireland
The IMA organises events each year including the Annual Conference, Museum Visits, Field Trip, Museum Practitioners Forum and Annual Lecture. The Association also organises core professional training under its Museum Basics programme designed in association with The Heritage Council's Museum Standards Programme for Ireland. The annual journal Museum Ireland is published annually and contains information, review articles and critical discussion pieces, while a Newsletter is printed twice yearly with details of current developments and events in the Irish museum world.
The Association is managed as a limited company with its registered office located at 3rd Floor, St. Stephen's Green House, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2. It is headed by a Board of Directors, made up of experienced museum professionals, who seek to identify and address issues facing the museum sector. The Association has a full-time Administrator, and is supported by the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism and the Heritage Council.
IMA Registered Office: 3rd Floor, St. Stephen's Green House, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2. Company Number 387027
Phone +353-1-4120939
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