About Us

Vision

To champion print and its impact on the world.

Mission

To promote a greater understanding of the historical significance and the contemporary relevance of printing in Ireland by exploring its heritage, craft and technology.

Values

Integrity  |  Discovery  |  Vision  |  Innovation  |  Inclusion

Core Activities

Education and Learning, Collection Management and Development, Preservation of the Craft, Research, Curatorship, Audience Development, and Collaboration

Strategic Plan 

Strategic Plan 2018 – 2021

Status

The National Print Museum is a Company Limited by Guarantee and a Registered Charity (RCN 20027711, CHY 10701).

Support

The Museum is chiefly funded by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht,  City of Dublin Education Training Board through the Culture and Heritage Course and the Office of Public Works with provision of space.

Accreditation

The Museum is fully accredited under the Heritage Council’s Museum Standards Programme for Ireland.

Intangible Cultural Heritage

In 2019, the Museum successfully applied to have letterpress printing listed on the National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage (under the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.

2018 Industrial Heritage Museum of the Year, Ireland

Organisation Member of Design and Crafts Council of Ireland