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Developments
Monaghan County Museum Celebrates 50 Years
2 Oct 2024
Monaghan County Museum celebrated its 50th Anniversary in September 2024 with events and community initiatives. Acknowledging its past, the Museum looks ahead to grow and deepen community engagement as a cultural hub....
Developments
Museum Data Service launches in the UK
13 Sep 2024
The Museum Data Service (MDS), a collaboration between Art UK, Collections Trust, and the University of Leicester, will aim to bring together over 100 million museum records from UK museums....
Awards & Bursaries
New Heritage Council - Fulbright Commission scholarship partnership
10 Sep 2024
The Heritage Council has announced a new partnership with the Fulbright Commission which will support an academic opportunity in the U.S. for an Irish scholar or professional....
Developments
The 'Dead Zoo' and Crawford Art Gallery close for major works.
10 Sep 2024
Two major flagship refurbishment projects see the National Museum of Ireland- Natural History building in Dublin and the Crawford Art Gallery in Cork close their buildings to the public....
Call for Papers
Call for session proposals - IMA Annual Conference 2025
9 Sep 2024
The Irish Museums Association (IMA) invites individual or session presentations proposals for the IMA Annual Conference 2025, under the theme Collections in Transition: the life-cycle of objects....
Funding
€170,000 allocated to the Regional Museum Exhibition Scheme 2024
2 Sep 2024
The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media approves funding of over €170,000 for Regional Museum Exhibition Scheme 2024...
Appointments
New Head Curator for Waterford Treasures
17 Aug 2024
Clíona Purcell has recently been appointed Head Curator of Waterford Treasures collection of museums in Waterford City....
Appointments
New General Manager appointed at GPO Museum
5 Aug 2024
GPO Museum have announced the appointment of Ann-Marie Smith as the new General Manager...
Publications
New ICOM report on Collections in Storage
29 Jul 2024
The ICOM Working Group on Collections in Storage has published the results of an international survey about museum storage worldwide....
