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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....
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ACE to publish guidelines on restitution and repatriation
23 Jan 2020
Arts Council England intends to provide new guidance on the topics of restitution and repatriation in UK museums and galleries....
Policies
New Minister for Communities, Northern Ireland
16 Jan 2020
Deirdre Hargey was appointed Northern Irish Minister for Communities at the formation of the executive on 11 January 2020....
Policies
Culture 2025
16 Jan 2020
The Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Has Published Culture 2025 – A National Cultural Policy Framework...
Publications
Museums Facing Extinction - report
15 Jan 2020
We Are Museums and EIT Climate-KIC held a 'Museums Facing Extinction' pilot event (21-24 Nov 2019, Futurium, Berlin) resulting in a series of articles that delve into the effect of this meeting....
Conference
IMA Annual Conference 2020, 21-22 February, Dean Crowe Theatre, Athone
19 Dec 2019
Join colleagues from across the Irish Museum Sector at our annual conference to network, share knowledge and expertise, and influence the development of the sector....
Awards & Bursaries
EMYA 2021 open for applications
10 Dec 2019
The European Museum of the Year Awards (EMYA) 2021 are now open for applications....
Awards & Bursaries
NMI Country Life wins Sandford Award.
21 Nov 2019
The National Museum of Ireland - Country Life at Turlough Park, Castlebar, has won a prestigious Sandford Award for excellence in heritage education, an award held continuously by the museum since 2004....
Awards & Bursaries
Director of Waterford Treasures honoured by the Norwegian Crown
13 Nov 2019
The director of Waterford Treasures, Eamonn McEneaney, has been appointed Officer (Knight First Grade) of The Royal Norwegian Order of Merit, in reward for outstanding service in the interest of Norway....
