Monaghan County Museum

Monaghan County Museum (Irish: Músaem Chontae Mhuineacháin) is a museum which documents the history of County Monaghan.

Monaghan County Museum
Músaem Chontae Mhuineacháin
Location within Ireland
Established1974
Location1-2 Hill Street, Monaghan, County Monaghan, Ireland
Coordinates54°14′52″N 6°58′21″W
TypeCounty museum
CuratorLiam Bradley
Websitewww.monaghan.ie/en/services/museum/

History

First opened in 1974, it was the first full-time, professionally staffed, and local authority funded Irish local museum.[1] The Museum was housed in Monaghan Courthouse in the centre of Monaghan town until a fire in 1981, which gutted the building. After rescuing the collections, the Museum was moved for a period to St Macartan's College. In 1990 the Museum reopened in the current premises of 1-2 Hill Street, which were originally two town houses dating from the 1860s, that were converted for the Museum's use. The Museum has won a number of awards over the years, including Council of Europe Museum Prize in 1980, and the Gulbenkian - Norwich Union Award for Best Collections Care in 1993.[2]

Contents

The collections of the Museum document the history of County Monaghan over the course of human history. The Museum also maintains a large collection of archival material, which include early estate records (rentals, maps and wages books) and local authority records.[2] There are a number of notable archaeological objects in the Museum, an example being the Lisdrumturk Cauldron, which was discovered in a bog in the county.[3]

Due to the Museum's accreditation from the Heritage Council, Museum Standards Programme for Ireland (MSPI), it is viewed as one of the most professionally run museums in Ireland.[1][4] The Museum is designated by the National Museum of Ireland to collect archaeological finds.[5]

References
  1. "Monaghan County Museum". Border Museums Ireland. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  2. "Monaghan County Museum". Clogher Historical Society. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  3. "The Lisdrumturk Cauldron". Irish Archaeology. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  4. "Monaghan County Museum". The Heritage Council. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  5. "Antiquities". National Museum of Ireland. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
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