National Cultural Institutions

The national cultural institutions under the aegis of the Department are as follows.

Funded by Grant:

National Archives www.nationalarchives.ie

Autonomous:
National Library of Ireland www.nli.ie
National Photographic Archive (Photographic Division of the National Library) www.nli.ie


National Museum of Ireland www.museum.ie
Museum of Archaeology and History
Museum of Natural History
Museum of Decorative Arts and History
Museum of Country Life, Turlough Park, Castlebar, Co. Mayo

Funded by Grant-in-Aid:

Chester Beatty Library (a Public Trust) www.cbl.ie
The Irish Museum of Modern Art (a Guarantee Licence Company) www.imma.ie
The National Concert Hall (a Guarantee Licence Company)www.nch.ie

The Crawford Art Gallery Cork www.crawfordartgallery.com

The National Gallery of Ireland is under the aegis of the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism– www.nationalgallery.ie

Other Bodies in receipt of funding from this department:

Archbishop Marsh's Library www.marshlibrary.ie
The Hunt Museum www.huntmuseum.com
The Irish Manuscripts Commission www.irmss.ie
The Irish Architectural Archive www.archeire.com
National Print Museum www.iol.ie/~npmuseum/
Irish Genealogy Limited www.irishgenealogy.ie
Foynes Flying Boat Museum www.flyingboatmuseum.com

Exploration Station www.explorationstation.ie