Museums & Archive
Museums & Archive Content
Collections of diverse objects such as books, coins, vintage cars, boats and farm machinery provide a link with our past. The preservation of such collections is an important part our Museums and Archive work.
Grant Aided Projects
The Heritage Council supports projects through grant aid and funds to carry out important activities to protect, preserve and enhance our heritage. In this section you will find information some projects we have supported.
MUSEUMS & ARCHIVE GRANT AIDED PROJECT
Conservation Internships
The Heritage Council is delighted to announce its continued support for the conservation internship programme ...
Heritage Council Internship at Trinity College Library, 2009/10 - Simona Cenci
After graduating in Classics in 2005 from the Università degli Studi di Perugia, Iattended the two year course in Book and Paper Conservation at the “ScuolaEuropea di Conservazione e Restauro del Libro” in Spoleto finishing in...
National Gallery of Ireland / Heritage Council Conservation Internship Project 2010
Conservation of The Triumph of Amphitrite NGI.1656 by Peggy Reme, Conservation Intern 2010
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.
HERITAGE IN YOUR AREA
Select your county from the drop-down list below for more information about heritage projects in your area.
MUSEUMS & ARCHIVE EVENTS
Exhibition - Ranks Mills at the Hunt Museum, Limerick
Ranks Mills was crucial to Limerick life over a span of several decades. It also provided an excellent example of life and work in Limerick’s recent past.
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MUSEUMS & ARCHIVE PUBLICATIONS
A Policy Framework for the Irish Museum Sector
The Heritage Council is currently developing a Standards and Accreditation Scheme for the Irish museum sector. The aim of this scheme is to assess quality assurance in our collecting institutions. Run by the Museums and Archives...