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museum ireland volume 22 2012
museum ireland
Contents
Arteffact – Culture for better mental health 94 Morrigan Mason What 99 happens next is a secret Marguerite O’Molloy Seminars on the street: Dublin’s history tours 101 John Gibney
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The Decorative Arts – Why the V&A collections are relevant in the 21st Century Sir Mark Jones
Carlow Trails of the Saints Dermot Mulligan
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A Time of Change: Rising to what challenges? Peadar Kirby
Young Curators Programme; engaging young diverse audiences with museums 104 through innovative technology Jenny Siung
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Staying relevant in spite of it all Michael Starrett
107 Museums and Exhibitions
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Challenging museums and challenging purposes Elizabeth Crooke
Carlow County Museum 108 Crowley Brian
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Ireland’s Heritage and Culture: A Principal Driver of Tourism Growth? Aidan Pender
Giant’s Causeway Visitor Centre Sarah 110 Shiel
Publications and Conferences
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Public spaces for equality and diversity Niall Crowley
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Youth Arts in Museums and ‘Da Horse Outside’ Dominique Bouchard and Jenny Anghelikie Papassotiriou Out in the Open Ciara Canning
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The Irish Community Archive Network – sharing our local history online Lorna Elms The Haunted Hunt: creative inspiration and engagement centred on a diverse museum collection Cara-Jan O’Callaghan
88 Care and access to the Marron Collection Theresa Loftus
112 Castletown decorative arts. Anne Hodge 113 The special collections handbook Berrnard Meehan 115 Transforming Museums in the Twenty-first Century Rebecca O’Neill Ireland on Show Art, Union, and Nationhood Rebecca O’Neill Cultures of Curating: Curatorial Practices and the Production of Meaning Pippa Little Board of Directors, Irish Museums Association Ltd, 2012
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