This guidebook will provide detailed information on nearly 100 museums and galleries in Ireland, North and South. Each listing will include information on the museum's history and background, its most important features and collections, any highlights for 2006, a list of special programmes or educational courses, and details on its location, opening hours, costs and other practical information. The book will also include four to six colour photos of key exhibits and the museum itself to accompany the listing. "The Museums of Ireland" will include all the major museums - the National Gallery of Ireland, The Hugh Lane Gallery, the National Museums of Ireland, the Chester Beatty Library, the Hunt Museum, and so on - as well as very interesting smaller museums like the Sheelin Irish Lace Museum in Fermanagh, the Foynes Flying Boat Museum in Co Limerick, the Derryglad Folk Museum in Co Roscommon, and the Irish Agricultural Museum in Co Wexford. In each case, the reader will get a thorough understanding of the highlights of the museum and be able to view specific exhibits in full colour.
"The Museums of Ireland" will be an invaluable guide to visitors interested in Ireland's cultural heritage as well as museum goers of all kinds.