
Cork Public Museum
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Cork Public Museum is Ireland's oldest Local Authority Museum. We welcome everyone interested in the history and culture of Cork.
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Our new exhibition- Cork and the Roman World is now open. Thanks to Lord Mayor Cllr Deirdre Forde for opening it and for bringing along her own personal security detail. Huge thanks and congrats to the students of UCCMuseumstudies2023 and our colleagues UCC Archaeology for creating it.


Delighted to announce our summer programme in Cork Public Museum . Kicks off this SATURDAY with a new Traveller Tinsmithing photo exhibition and workshop from master tinsmith Tom McDonnell. All welcome. Please share


Some📸from the tinsmithing demonstration in Cork Public Museum on Saturday. We were incredibly grateful to be able to document it for [email protected]. Looking forward to the paper flower and beady pocket workshop next weekend.


It is 60 years today since US President, John F Kennedy visited #Cork and was awarded the Freedom of the City Cork City and County Archives Service Cork Public Museum


Congratulations to Cork Public Museum on reaching full accreditation- achieving all standards set by our Museum Standards Programme for Ireland (MSPI). A fantastic achivement. Well done to all. For details, see ow.ly/KgLZ50PccW4 #MuseumStandards #MuseumExcellence #Cork


Our Roman living history display Cork Public Museum is all set for Cork Heritage Open Day. We will be here until 4pm #CorkHeritage #HeritageWeek2023


#ICYMI 'Placing Our Heritage: IHTA Cork' is now available for viewing to get insight into the work for #IHTACork Many thanks to Cork City Council @dri_ireland Cork Public Museum Crawford Art Gallery Cork City and County Archives Service Tailte Éireann The Heritage Council & Frameworks Films youtube.com/watch?v=mbtblG…

#VoicesofCork Curator Dan Breen of Cork Public Museum speaks about the importance of the collection & about the museum’s website, corkcity.ie/en/cork-public… #GotCork #weareCork #proudofCork #HeritageWeek2023

Cork Public Museum History in our hands as LM presents &unveils the shaving kit&hat of War of Ind Vol Leo Murphy; back in Cork where it belongs. Powerful words from the LM, Richard Beamish & Leo’s grandniece Catherine Quinn who spoke of Leo ‘giving up his life & futures for freedom’


Third class have been learning about the Middle Ages over the past few weeks and today they got the opportunity to see real life artefacts excavated in Cork. Thank you to Cork Public Museum for a great trip.


Wow, what a great launch of the AfricaDayCork by Leas Ard Mheara Colette Finn such colour music, dance, and much more Cork Public Museum Cork City Council Irish Aid The coming week looks good.


Africa Day cork opening night was crazy! We turned Cork Public Museum out thanks for hosting us & well done to the African Queens & all of the other performers & organizers 🙌🏼🌍🇨🇲🇿🇦🇮🇪

Delighted to have taken part in a great discussion about the future of Local Authority museums. Thanks to our colleagues at Carlow County Museum for being wonderful hosts and to Gina and all the crew at Irish Museums Association (IMA) for organising another great conference!

Opening reception this Thursday 5-7pm Cork Public Museum Movable Type, an exhibition of new artworks in letterpress by members of Cork Printmakers & MTU CRAWFORD researchers


Announcing our National Heritage Week programme at Cork Public Museum 20th August. All welcome, Free. supported by Cork City Council local heritage fund and The Heritage Council


Lovely morning with lovely people and wonderful stories. Thanks to all that came to our conversation. Thank you to Cork Public Museum for hosting us.


We thoroughly enjoyed hosting ‘Lost and Found: The Story of Ireland’s Most Famous War Painting’ recently with Cork Public Museum. Thank you to all who attended. Take a look back at the great evening here: nui.ie/news/2025/Post…
