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Awards & Bursaries
Museums + Heritage Awards 2025
1 Nov 2024
The Museums + Heritage Awards are now calling for entries to the 2025 edition until the 31 January 2025....
Publications
Call for papers - 'Irish Heritage Studies' journal.
14 Oct 2024
The Office of Public Works has issued a call for papers for the second edition of ‘Irish Heritage Studies’, published in association with Gandon Editions. Deadline 01 December 2024....
Awards & Bursaries
IMA Membership Awards: Volunteer-led Museums
10 Oct 2024
The Irish Museums Association (IMA) invites community and volunteer-led museums to apply for up to ten awards providing membership benefits for a period of two years....
Funding
Culture Moves Europe: Individual Mobility Action 3
10 Oct 2024
Culture Moves Europe: Individual Mobility Action 3 supports artists and cultural professionals to carry out a project with a partner of their choice in another Creative Europe country. Open until 30 November 2024...
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....
Advocacy
Call for Members: IMA Working Groups
26 Sep 2024
The Irish Museums Association (IMA) invites IMA members to form part of new working groups to support advocacy activity and provide a valuable space for members to connect, collaborate, and strengthen expertise....
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....
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....
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...