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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Museum Ireland, Vol. 29 (2022) was produced as an online publication in 2023, edited by Dr Briony Widdis. Freely accessible, see below listing to access and download as PDF, or read this and archived journals on Issuu.  

 

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Down Through Time, Down County Museum, Downpatrick

Author:

Crowley, B.

Year:

2007

Publication:

Museum Ireland

Volume:

17

Pages:

151-155

Keywords:

Down County Museum

"Art in Belfast 1760-1880: Art lovers or Philistines?" by Dr. E. Black; "The Nation’s Mantlepiece: A History of the National Gallery, London" by J. Conlin; "Exploring the History and Heritage of Irish Landscape, by P.J. Duffy

Author:

Bourke, M.

Year:

2007

Publication:

Museum Ireland

Volume:

17

Pages:

156-160

Keywords:

"The Stapleton Collection: Designs for the Irish neoclassical interior" by C. Lucey

Author:

Burns, K.

Year:

2007

Publication:

Museum Ireland

Volume:

17

Pages:

161-163

Keywords:

collections

"New Museums and the Making of Culture" by K. Message

Author:

Cooke, P.

Year:

2007

Publication:

Museum Ireland

Volume:

17

Pages:

163-164

Keywords:

Cultural Diversity in Northern Ireland’s Museums

Author:

Crozier, B.

Year:

2006

Publication:

Museum Ireland

Volume:

16

Pages:

2-14

Keywords:

Northern Ireland

Valuing Local Built Heritage in a Conflict Context

Author:

Elkadi, H.

Year:

2006

Publication:

Museum Ireland

Volume:

16

Pages:

16-25

Keywords:

Heritage

Put in their Place: Museums in their Settings

Author:

Garden, M-C.E.

Year:

2006

Publication:

Museum Ireland

Volume:

16

Pages:

26-33

Keywords:

policy

Using Heritage as a Community development Tool in Ballyfermot, Dublin

Author:

O’Gorman, S.

Year:

2006

Publication:

Museum Ireland

Volume:

16

Pages:

34-40

Keywords:

Heritage

Meeting the Standard: Museum Interpretation & Education Programmes in Ontario Community Museums

Author:

Carter, J.

Year:

2006

Publication:

Museum Ireland

Volume:

16

Pages:

41-46

Keywords:

education, community

Challenges of context and content: Finding Solutions in a Storyline

Author:

Joye, L. and Martinovich, P.

Year:

2006

Publication:

Museum Ireland

Volume:

16

Pages:

47-53

Keywords:

National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, exhibition