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Awards & Bursaries
Kid's in Museums Family Friendly Museum Award From Home shortlist announced
29 Jul 2020
Online engagement programmes by The Glucksman and The Museum of Childhood Ireland Project have been shortlisted for the Kid's in Museums Family Friendly Museum Award From Home - Best International Digital Activity....
Publications
Digitisation and IPR, NEMO Report
16 Jul 2020
NEMO has published a report, Digitisation and IPR in museums, identifying challenges that museums in Europe still encounter when digitising their collections and establishing online access to them....
Charities' Guide for Virtual General Meetings
9 Jul 2020
Boardmatch has published a new guide, in partnership with Arthur Cox and Charities Institute Ireland (Cii), to assist charities and non-profits looking towards holding virtual annual general meetings in 2020....
Volunteering
Volunteer programme resources
6 Jul 2020
Volunteer Ireland have shared a series of resources to assist organisations with their volunteer programmes: publication on returning to work safely, management webinar series and online coffee breaks....
Governance
Alberto Garlandini appointed new president of ICOM
6 Jul 2020
Following the resignation with immediate effect of Suay Aksoy, the elected President of ICOM, on 19 June 2020, the Executive Board has appointed Alberto Garlandini as the new President....
Funding
UK Government announces £1.57 billion investment package for cultural, arts and heritage institutions
6 Jul 2020
The UK's Government has announced emergency grants and loans package to protect the future of museums, galleries, theatres, independent cinemas, heritage sites and music venues....
Funding
Crawford Art Gallery to receive funding for commemorative exhibitions
2 Jul 2020
Crawford Art Gallery is to receive funding of €102,000 for two commemorative exhibitions under the Decade of Centenaries 2012-2023 programme for 2020....
New cabinet appointments, Irish Government
1 Jul 2020
The Irish Government announces a new cabinet with new Ministers for Culture, for Heritage and for the Office of Public works....
Developments
Interactive map: Reopening museums across Ireland
26 Jun 2020
With most museums across Ireland now reopen to the public, we've created an interactive map to help you plan your visit....