Robert Heslip wrote:
>
> Happy New Year to Everyone.
>
> The Irish Museums Association is offering copies of its journal 'Museum
> Ireland'.  Volume 7 for 1997 has just been published and contains the
> following items:
>
> Editorial
> Robert R. MacDonald 'Museums Managing Change: A Perspective from New York'
> Amanda Pedlow 'Who is Managing What? A Case Study of Financial Management'
> Nikki Ralston 'The Conservation of a Nineteenth Century Panoramic Lithograph'
> Marie Bourke 'Outreach - Museums Engage with Local Communities'
> Ethna Verling 'The Role of Museums within the Heritage Council'
> Aideen M. Ireland 'National Cultural Institutions Act, 1997'
>
> Exhibition Reviews:
> Early Ireland 10,000 - 1,500 BC at the Ulster Museum, Belfast
> Colum Cille: 597-1997: commemorations and exhibitions
> The Irish in London, Images and Memories 1940s - 1990s at Grange Museum of
> Community History, Neasdon, London
> Irish Lifetimes: Representing Irish Croydonians at the Croydon Museum
> The Story of Mann, the House of Manannan in the Isle of Man
> The Exploration of Space at Kerry County Museum
>
> Developements:
> The Gulbenkian Irish Museum of the Year Awards, 1996
> Extension to the National Gallery of Ireland
> Donation of paintings by Sir Denis Mahon to the National Gallery of Ireland
> The National Museum of Ireland at Collins Barracks
> New legislation in Northern Ireland
> New government ministers
>
> Reviews of:
> Stephen Jay Gould 'Dinosaur in a Haystack'
> David Lowenthal 'The Heritage Crusade and the Spoils of History'
> Liam de Paor 'Ireland and Early Europe'
> SPNH 'Storage of Natural History Collections'
> ed. Fitzgibbon and Kelly 'From Maestro to Manager: Critical Issues in Art
> and         Culture Management
>
> The price is £10, plus postage
>
> We also have 'A Survey of Museums in Ireland' (1994), which at present is
> the most complete (and up-to-date) list of Irish museums at £4, plus postage
>
> A small number of back numbers of 'Museum Ireland' are also available at £8,
> plus postage, only main articles listed.
>
> 1996
> R. Heslip 'Back to Basics'
> J. Sandahl 'Emotional Objects'
> M. Dunleavy 'A Future for our Museums'
> J. McCreevy 'Teamwork for Preventive Conservation: A European Pilot Project'
> M. Bourke 'Making Museums Accessible to People with Disabilites'
>
> 1995
> A. Kelly 'Policies for the Arts'
> P. Cooke 'A Charged Issue: Admission to Museums'
> M. Ryan 'The way we were and the way we telli it'
> M. Bourke 'Writing Worksheets'
> R. Heslip 'The Museum of American Frontier Culture'
>
> We also welcome new members - the subscription is £12 but some allowance
> would have to be made for extra postage and brings a copy of 'Museum
> Ireland', usually published in October, plus at least three issues of our
> newsletter.  Our annual conference held 20 - 22 February in Cavan, is always
> exceptionally good value, in academic, social and financial terms.
>
>                         Robert Heslip, Vice-Chair


Could you please give me information on how to order or join.

Thanks

Jaap van der Burg