Press release
Appointments to the Board of the National Museum of Ireland
From Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
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From Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
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The Minister for of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD, has today announced the following appointments to the board of the National Museum of Ireland.
Dr. Susan Rogers is a lecturer in furniture design in GMIT Letterfrack with 30 years’ experience in the field of design and education. She has extensive experience in exhibition curation and brings a keen interest and understanding of museums. This was displayed in her doctoral thesis which considered how well information is presented in order to allow the public to interact in a more meaningful way with the space and the collections on exhibit.
Dr. Barra O’Donnabháin is a professional archaeologist with over 35 years’ experience. A lecturer in Archaeology in UCC since 1996, he is a prolific publisher of books, peer reviews and other articles in his area of expertise and is currently involved in a research project on Spike Island, Co. Cork.
They will serve for a five year term. The appointments follow a public call for applications on www.stateboards.ie and an assessment process.
Commenting on the appointments, Minister Martin said:
"I wish to congratulate both appointees and wish them the very best during their terms. I thank them for taking on these very important roles and offering their skills and expertise to the National Museum of Ireland."
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