Hilary Pyle explores the formation of the Friends of the National Collections of Ireland and the role played by its founding member, Sarah Purser
Residency programmes are the life blood of the Ballinglen Arts Foundation, with each participating artist donating an artwork to the museum, writes Marie Bourke
Roy Foster welcomes Waterford’s Museum Quarter, which celebrates the city’s heritage in spectacular style
The ethos of Quakerism informed the impulse to establish Waterford’s Municipal Art Collection, writes Peter Murray