Useful Links

There are a number of organisations that can provide you with practical advice (all available online) on starting and running your museum. We have selected a few examples of resources that can assist you with your research or museum practice.

See our publications list or get in touch with us for more extensive reading relating to specific areas of work in the museum.

General information on Irish museums

Heritage Council’s Heritage Maps
Irish Museums Association Museum Survey 2016
NIMC Membership Directory
Setting up a new museum

AAM Starting a museum, AAM
AIM Successfully setting up a small museum
NIMC Guidance on Setting Up a New Museum
Infrastructure and Resources

NIMC Governance and Management for Museums
NIMC Funding for Museums
Collections and Collection Care

Heritage Council museum guidelines
ICOM International Council of Museums
ICRI - The Institute of Conservator-Restorers in Ireland
NIMC Northern Ireland Museums Council Collections Trust
Museums Galleries Scotland
Education and learning

GEM - Group for Education in Museums
Arts in Education
Audience Development

NIMC Guidance on Measuring Visitor Satisfaction
NIMC Guidance for museums planning to engage older people living with dementia
Thrive Audience Development
Value and Impact

Measuring Socially Engaged Practice - a toolkit for museums (Museums Association UK, 2020)
Measurement of Museum Social Impact Project
Culture and Local Development: Maximising the Impact - Guide for Local Governments, Communities and Museums (ICOM/OECD, 2019)
Measuring Economic Impact (Museums Galleries Scotland)
How to quantify the public benefit of your Museum using Economic Value estimates A Resource for Understanding the Economic Value of Museums (Arts Council England, 2020)
Museum awards

Europa Nostra Awards
European Museum of the Year Award
European Museum Academy Awards
Heritage in Motion Award
Irish Tourism Awards
Museums and Heritage Awards for Excellence
Museums in Short Awards
Sandford Awards for Heritage Education