Museums & Archive
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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.
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Role
The Museums and Archive Committee addresses all policy areas associated with material culture. They are responsible for advising the Heritage Council on the development and support of Ireland’s museums, archives and collecting institutions.
Aims
- Provide policy advice as it relates to museums, archives and collections.
- Develop and sustain partnerships on strategically important cultural heritage initiatives.
- Promote the collection, preservation, management, interpretation and presentation, and development of Ireland's cultural heritage.
- Strengthen provisions for the material heritage through the development of strategies supporting museum and archive development.
Policy
The Museums and Archive Committee promotes a culture which safeguards irreparable material culture. Through its Museums Standards Programme, support for preventive conservation, and overall promotion of best practice in conservation, the Committee wishes to encourage greater awareness and care of Ireland’s rich material heritage and its ultimate enjoyment by all.
Committee Members
Professor Gabriel Cooney [Chair], Finola Reid, Eamonn McEneaney, Raghnall O’Floinn, Rhonwen Hayes, Brian Magee, Sven Habermann.
Future Plans
By gathering data on the diversity of collections in the country, the Museums and Archives Committee wishes to be better informed on the nature of collections available. Such information will condition the nature of policy provision. Considerable progress is already underway in areas such as Maritime Collections, Agricultural Machinery and Transport Collections.
Read about our future plans:
- Scoping Study on the Creation of a Naval or Maritime Museum
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- Transport Collections Ireland, a Future for the Past - Policy Day
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HERITAGE IN YOUR AREA
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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...