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Education is at the heart of The Heritage Councils work programme.  With knowledge comes a greater sense of responsibility and appreciation of the value of Heritage as it contributes to our quality of life.

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National Heritage Week Poster Competition

The Heritage Council is inviting 4th, 5th and 6th year students to design a poster for National Heritage Week that will help illustrate the values of the week and, encompass either the breadth of heritage (which include museums, marine environment, wildlife, landscapes, music and folklore, historic buildings and archaeology), or to take a specific aspect of heritage you feel best illustrates the overall aimof getting people involved in understanding their heritage and the role it plays in our lives. The competition can be approached as a class art project or alternatively students are free to enter it on an individual basis.
 
The winning poster will be developed by a professional design agency and used in the National Heritage Week 2010 communications campaign which involves national and regional print, TV, online and radio campaigns. In addition if the winning poster is submitted as a class entry a donation of €500 will be made available to the school to be spent on a class excursion or for classroom equipment. If the winning poster is submitted by an individual they will win a €300 gift voucher.
 
See below for full competition details. Full competition details are also posted on the National HeritageWeek website www.heritageweek.ie

Click here to download full information for students [PDF 305K]

Click here to download full information for teachers [PDF 279K]

Click here to view press release of 21-1-10