Appointment of a Chair and two Directors to the Board of the Northern Ireland Museums Council

Communities Minister, Deirdre Hargey MLA, has appointed Nora Douds as the Chair to the Board of the Northern Ireland Museums Council (NIMC).

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She has also appointed Kelly Robinson and Nuala Toman as Directors to the NIMC Board

The appointments are effective from 1 March 2021 until 29 February 2024.

NIMC covers a range of local museums such as the Armagh County Museum and the Linen Hall Library in Belfast and encourages a dynamic, inclusive and sustainable museum sector. Through initiatives such as the ‘Reimagine, Remake, Replay’ and ‘Dementia Friendly Museums’ projects, as well as its various grant programmes, the Council seeks to widen its outreach and enable new audiences to enjoy and engage with museums.