Museums in Ireland: policies for the future
When
Tuesday, November 12, 2019, 10:45 - 14:20Where
Tickets
A Roundtable on Museums by the RIA Culture and Heritage Working Group
This roundtable will inform the development of an Academy position paper demonstrating the potential for museums to contribute to the delivery of Heritage 2030 themes. Previous papers in this series by the Academy’s Culture and Heritage Working Group can be viewed here
Programme
10.45 Welcome and introduction by Dr. Mary Canning, Senior Vice President, RIA
11.00 Panel 1: Future Perfect?
Chair: Dr. Michael Ryan, MRIA
- Eamonn McEneaney, Waterford Museum of Treasures
- Simon O’Connor, Museum of Literature in Ireland
- Lynn Scarff, National Museum of Ireland
Followed by Q&A and group discussion
12.00 Coffee and light lunch
12.45 Panel 2: Policy from the Coalface
Chair: Professor George Sevastopulo, MRIA
- Professor Elizabeth Crooke, Ulster University
- Lesley-Ann Hayden, Independent Consultant
- Nigel Monaghan, National Museum of Ireland (Natural History Division)
- Eithne Verling, Galway City Museum
Followed by Q&A and group discussion
13.45 Respondent
14.15 Closing remarks
Guests are invited to arrive from 10:30 for tea and coffee. A light lunch will also be served at 12:00
For further information on the event please contact policy@ria.ie or tel: 01 676 2570.