Below is a bibliography of recommended texts authored by Irish museum professionals and/or on the subject of the Irish museum sector. In addition you can browse the list oif IMA Publications if you click here.
Heritage Council Publications:
Click here to visit the Heritage Council Publications Page.
National Gallery of Ireland Symposia:
2010 - Audience Development in Museums and Cultural Sites in Difficult Times: Researching, Defining and Developing the Audience.
2008 - Museums, galleries and lifelong learning : are museums doing enough to attract older audiences? are older people doing enough for museums?
2007 - Museums, galleries and young people : are museums doing enough to attract younger audiences?
2004 - Effective presentation and interpretation in museums
2003 - Learning in museums.
2002 - The museum visit : virtual reality and the gallery.
2000 - The nature of the education service in museums, arts and heritage venues.
1999 - The role of education in museums, arts and heritage venues.
General texts on Irish museums/heritage/cultural policy:
Barry, Frank G. Between tradition and modernity : cultural values and problems of Irish society. University College Dublin. Centre for Economic Research ; no.23 Dublin : Department of Political Economy, UCD, 1987.
Bourke, M. The story of Irish museums. Cork University Press, 2011.
Brett, David. The construction of heritage. Cork University Press, 1996.
Buttimer, Neil, Colin Rynne, Helen Guerin (eds). The heritage of Ireland. Collins Press, 2000.
Cooke, Pat. The containment of heritage : setting limits to the growth of heritage in Ireland. Studies in public policy (Policy Institute), 11. Policy Institute at Trinity College Dublin, 2003.
Kelly, Anne. Cultural policy in Ireland. Irish Museums Trust, 1989.
Other links:
See also the University of Leicester’s Bookshop for a comprehensive listing of new texts on Museum Studies.