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MUSEUM & ARCHIVE FEATURED INITIATIVE
Museum Standards Programme
The Heritage Council’s main commitment to collections care comes through its support of the Museum Standards Programme for Ireland.
Find out more about the Museum Standards Programme for Ireland.
INLAND WATERWAYS FEATURED INITIATIVE
Waterway Corridor Studies
Ireland’s inland waterways do not exist in isolation. Recognising their importance to so many aspects of Irish life, the Heritage Council has undertaken Waterway Corridor Studies on the Shannon, as well as on parts of the Grand and Royal Canals.
Click to enter the special Waterway Corridor Studies section
MUSEUM & ARCHIVE INITIATIVE
The Heritage Council has invited six more museums to join the Museums Standards Programme for Ireland:
Allihies Copper Mine Museum, Cork
Athy Heritage Centre and Museum, Kildare
Dublin City Gallery
The Hugh Lane Irish Jewish Museum, Dublin
Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin
The Zoological Museum, Trinity College Dublin
There are now forty-seven museums participating in the Programme. For further information about the Programme please visit click here to visit the MSPI section of this website.
EDUCATION INITIATIVE
The Marian Rollins Heritage & Education Award (I.N.T.O. & The Heritage Council of Ireland)
The Marian Rollins Heritage and Education Award is an annual award presented to individuals who make an outstanding contribution to heritage education in Irish primary schools and communities.
Click for more information about the Marian Rollins Heritage & Education Award
MUSEUM & ARCHIVE GRANT AIDED PROJECT
Previous Conservation Internships
The Conservation Internships — at the Chester Beatty Library, the National Library of Ireland, Trinity College Dublin and the Dublin City Gallery: the Hugh Lane — are significant developments in promoting collections care.
MARINE GRANT AIDED PROJECT
ARCHAEOLOGY FUND
The INSTAR Programme
INSTAR — the Irish National Strategic Archaeological Research — funds thematic archaeological research. It supports projects that require short to medium-term assistance and facilitates collaboration on national or international levels.
ARCHITECTURE GRANT
Significant Place of Public Worship Grant Scheme
Significant Places of Public Worship projects funded by the Heritage Council and the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government grantees 2009
ARCHITECTURE GRANT
Special Conservation Grants
Over the last few years, the Heritage Council has administered large-scale funding grants to properties not in State ownership.
IRISH WALLED TOWNS GRANT
Irish Walled Towns Network (IWTN) Capital Projects Scheme
The IWTN Grants Fund aims to support the implementation of the suite of Conservation and Management Plans (CMPs) through capital works to conserve and promote historic town Walls and their settings.
