Waterford County Museum

Over het museum

Waterford County Museum grew out of an idea of the Dungarvan branch of the Irish Countrywomen’s Association, and the first museum committee was formed in 1982. The collection was first shown in a former market house and wine store on Main Street, which also held the library and tourist office. In 1999 it moved to the Town Hall on St Augustine Street, a former grain store and public building, and it reopened there in 2009 after renovation with larger displays.

The museum is run by the Waterford County Museum Society, a voluntary registered charity, with staff supplied through a community employment scheme and a part-time curator. The exhibition space is leased from Waterford City and County Council. The society collects, catalogues and displays objects that reflect the history of County Waterford, organises a programme of winter and spring talks, and publishes articles and a large image archive on its website.

The displays cover the revolutionary years from 1916 to the Civil War, industries such as the Portlaw cotton factory, woollen mills and Waterford Crystal, the great estates of the county, early photography, painting, sport and the First World War. Replica objects and short films are used for school and group visits.

Hoogtepunten

• Objects from 1916, the War of Independence and the Civil War, including medals and personal items
• Business and industry: Portlaw cotton, woollen mills, Waterford Crystal and local breweries
• The Big House: paintings, maps and photographs of Lismore Castle, Curraghmore and other estates
• Early photographs of Dungarvan and the story of Waterford’s first art society
• Free entry in a historic Town Hall building

Vaste collectie

• County Waterford collections – Displays on the revolutionary years 1916 to 1923, business and industry, the big houses of the county, photography, painting, sport and the First World War.

Opgericht

1982

Beheerder

Waterford County Museum Society

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

De toegang is gratis.

Admission is free. The museum relies on voluntary effort and donations from the public. Annual membership of the society costs €15.

Toegankelijkheid

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Kinderen & gezin

• Doe- en voelstations

Replica objects can be handled during school and group visits.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum is in the Old Town Hall on St Augustine Street in the centre of Dungarvan.

Service & horeca

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Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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