Museum Ireland - Publications, Research & Reports

Museum Ireland (ISSN 0961 9690) is the annual journal published by the Irish Museums Association and contains selected proceedings from conferences and other events that have taken place throughout each year, critical discussion pieces, articles on new developments, along with book, museum, and exhibition reviews. 

Published in hard copy format from 1991 until 2015, following a three-year hiatus Museum Ireland returned as an online journal in 2019. Archival issues of Museum Ireland may be purchased from the IMA office or accessed at the National Library of Ireland and various university libraries around the country. 

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The latest edition of Museum Ireland, Vol. 30 (2023) was produced as an online publication in 2024, edited by Dr Briony Widdis. Freely accessible, see below listing to access and download as PDF.

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The Irish Georgian Society: Ireland's Architectural Heritage Society, 50 Years of Conservation Achievements

Author:

Henderson, E.

Year:

2008

Publication:

Museum Ireland

Volume:

18

Pages:

79-84

Keywords:

Irish Georgian Society

Art, archaeology and the contemporary: the 'Ãbhar agus Meon' exhibition series

Author:

Russell, I.

Year:

2008

Publication:

Museum Ireland

Volume:

18

Pages:

85-106

Keywords:

archaelogy, art, exhibition

Looking In: Askeaton Contemporary Arts - 'Welcome to the Neighbourhood'

Author:

Holland, S.

Year:

2008

Publication:

Museum Ireland

Volume:

18

Pages:

106-109

Keywords:

Contemporary Arts

Engaging Your Community: Putting Words into Practice.

Author:

Reid, G.

Year:

2008

Publication:

Museum Ireland

Volume:

18

Pages:

110-120

Keywords:

Community

What's in the box? The development of a loan box service at Kerry County Museum

Author:

Buckley, K.

Year:

2008

Publication:

Museum Ireland

Volume:

18

Pages:

121-127

Keywords:

Kerry Service Museum

Impressions of Irish History: Creative Writing Project.

Author:

Walsh, J.

Year:

2008

Publication:

Museum Ireland

Volume:

18

Pages:

128-129

Keywords:

South Tipperary County Museum, exhibition

Report from the Northern Ireland Museums Council. A learning framework for Northern Ireland?

Author:

Crozier, B.

Year:

2008

Publication:

Museum Ireland

Volume:

18

Pages:

130-133

Keywords:

Northern Ireland Museums Council

The MICHAEL Northern Ireland Project

Author:

Bailey, C.

Year:

2008

Publication:

Museum Ireland

Volume:

18

Pages:

133-134

Keywords:

Northern Ireland

More than the sum of its parts: reflections on a partnership between the Education and Outreach Department of the National Library of Ireland and St John of God, Dublin

Author:

O'Connor, S. and Sheil, S.

Year:

2008

Publication:

Museum Ireland

Volume:

18

Pages:

135-142

Keywords:

National Library of Ireland

Neilli Mulcahy: Irish Haute Couture of the 50s and 60s, at the National Museum of Ireland: Decorative Arts and History

Author:

Staunton, A.

Year:

2008

Publication:

Museum Ireland

Volume:

18

Pages:

143-145

Keywords:

National Museum of Ireland