The Lord Mayor of Dublin James Geoghegan launches the National Print Museum’s 2024-2028 Strategy

This morning, the Lord Mayor of Dublin James Geoghegan launched the National Print Museum’s 2024-2028 Strategic Plan. Attendees included Museum staff and volunteers, students of the Museum’s LTI course in Culture & Heritage Studies, and Board directors, as well as key stakeholders and partners of the Museum and contributors to the Strategy.

National Print Museum’s ambitious 2024-2028 Strategic Plan charts the Museum through a particularly challenging and exciting time in the Museum’s development – securing a new physical home. This possibility allowed the Museum team to think about the future with a renewed sense of optimism and ambition, unconstrained by space or resources. The collaborative process of developing this strategy began with reflections on past achievements and a fresh articulation of the who, what and why of the Museum. The result is an ambitious strategy, where the Museum seeks to advance its position as a national heritage institution of relevance and value; expand and diversify its connection with individuals and communities; deepen its contribution to Ireland’s cultural, heritage and educational landscape; and engage more people than ever before in the celebration of the story of printing in Ireland.

To achieve this ambition, four key priorities were identified: Collection and Craft, Storytelling and Connection, Learning and Discovery, and Organisation and Impact. Alongside these strategic priorities, the Museum recognises and seeks to advance national policy priorities, specifically in relation to equality, diversity and inclusion and to climate action. The Strategic Plan is available in full here.

Commenting at the launch of the strategy today, the Lord Mayor of Dublin James Geoghegan said: “Over the last few decades, the National Print Museum has become an essential part of Dublin’s cultural landscape, providing local educational opportunities and preserving the heritage of the printing industry. The Strategic Plan 2024-2028 demonstrates its continued relevance as a national heritage institution and its commitment to celebrating the power of print.’

Manager of the National Print Museum, Abby Westover added: “The National Print Museum is dedicated to passing on the craft of printing and its impact on and relevance to our lives. This Strategy reflects our purpose in this, as well as our larger commitment to contributing to the community and larger social good.