Heritage Council Initiatives
The Heritage Council is involved in many initiatives to protect, preserve and enhance our heritage. In this section you will find information about our initiatives related to Museums & Archive.
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.
MUSEUMS & 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.
MUSEUMS & ARCHIVE EVENTS
Launch of Donegal Heritage 'Life & Lore' Collection
Donegal County Museum, High Road, Letterkenny, County Donegal
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at 1:30 p.m.
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...