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Governance
Call for Nominations to the IMA Board (Extended Deadline)
22 Apr 2025
The Irish Museums Association (IMA) is now inviting nominations to its Board of Directors from full members based in Ulster and Connaught. Extended deadline: Wednesday, 07 May 2025...
Call for Papers
Call for Article Abstracts and Review Proposals – Museum Ireland
28 Mar 2025
The Irish Museums Association (IMA) invites submissions of article abstracts (100 words) and review proposals for Museum Ireland. Deadline: Tuesday 30 April 2024....
Developments
£750,000 investment in Ulster American Folk Park museum
18 Mar 2025
Department for Communities Minister, Gordon Lyons, announces £750,000 investment in Ulster American Folk Park...
Developments
New Museum to Explore All-Island Heritage of the Irish in the British Army
18 Mar 2025
UNTOLD: The Museum has unveiled ambitious plans to create a state-of-the-art museum across two sites in Belfast and Enniskillen....
Funding
Applications Open: 2025 Research-Development Grant Scheme
14 Mar 2025
The Irish Museums Association (IMA) and Irish Museums Trust (IMT) invites applications for the 2025 Research-Development Grant scheme....
Funding
Minister O’Donovan announces plans for a Shared Island Cultural Cooperation Fund
12 Mar 2025
Minister O’Donovan has announced that under the Arts and Cultural Heritage package, a new Shared Island Cultural Cooperation Fund, which will be administered through his Department, will be established....
Consultation
Consultation: Museums Standards Programme for Ireland (MSPI) Review
24 Feb 2025
The Heritage Council is currently undertaking a review of the Museums Standards Programme for Ireland (MSPI) and is requesting your views, whether you currently participate in the programme or not....
Museum Community
Obituary: Roger Weatherup, OBE
10 Feb 2025
Roger Weatherup, OBE, former curator of Armagh County Museum and a founding member of the Irish Museum Association, passed away in December at the age of 97....
Museum Community
Fraudulent Email Alert
10 Feb 2025
Fraudulent emails targeting membership organisations, claiming to offer contact lists for sale....