Irish Museums Association


The Irish Museums Association is a voluntary, not-for-profit organisation dedicated to promoting the interests of museums and those who work in them throughout Ireland, both north and south. It was founded in 1977.
The IMA organises an annual conference in February, an Annual Lecture in November, publishes newsletters in Spring and Autumn and produces a journal Museum Ireland annually. The Association also organises lectures and special events in collaboration with other museum-related bodies. They welcome as members anyone working in, or with an interest in, Irish museums and aim to be the voice of the Irish museums community.
In April 2017, William Blair was elected chair of the board of directors of the IMA. He also is the director of collections at National Museums Northern Ireland.

Conferences

The annual conference usually takes place at the end of February or the beginning of March each year, in a different venue with an overarching theme for the proceedings.