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Consultation

Sectoral survey on the impact of Covid-19 on Irish museums

6 Apr 2020

Share information with the IMA on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on your museum via a short survey, allowing us to assess needs and priorities. The extended deadline for completion is Friday 10 April 2020....

COVID-19

Help Covid-19 efforts by donating your museum's PPE

31 Mar 2020

Your museum can play a part in helping healthcare profesionals as they work on the frontline during this pandemic....

Advocacy

#IrishMuseumsOnline: Online content and resources

23 Mar 2020

Looking for online content from museums but finding it hard to find? We have collected some of the material being shared by Irish Museums in one handy portal....

Sectoral issues

Irish Museums Covid-19 information point

22 Mar 2020

A resource and information point for Irish museums in response to the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, gathering government directives, planning for reopening, and other useful resources shared by our members....

Letter from the IMA Chair to members

19 Mar 2020

Publications

Museums Change Lives - NI

10 Mar 2020

The Museums Association (MA) and the NI Museums Council have collaborated together to produce a series of case studies that highlight the dynamic and impactful work taking place in museums across Northern Ireland....

Awards & Bursaries

IMT - IMA partnership to offer award for museum practioners and researchers

22 Feb 2020

The Irish Museums Association (IMA) and the Irish Museums Trust (IMT) have announced a new award partnership in support of practitioners and researchers in the museum sector in Ireland....

Consultation

Museums for the future: policies and practices in Ireland

12 Feb 2020

The Royal Irish Academy (RIA) have published the findings and main themes emerging from the Royal Irish Academy’s Future Museums workshop of 12 November 2019 and invite your comments and responses....

Publications

The GIFT Box: Helping museums create richer digital experiences for their visitors

10 Feb 2020

The GIFT project - a Horizon 2020 funded research project - has developed The GIFT Box, a set of free, open-source tools and ways of working to help museums offer richer digital experiences for their visitors....