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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....