Behind the Collection: Contemporary Photography at Photo Museum Ireland

Join our Collection Manager Dee Byrne for a behind-the-scenes look at our growing contemporary collection and the stories it holds.

To celebrate National Heritage Week, Photo Museum Ireland is launching its new online collections database. Established in 2021, the Photo Museum Ireland Collection aims to secure, preserve, and share our growing contemporary photography collection.

This talk event will showcase the exciting photography collections we hold, including the work of Akihiko Okamura, Helen Hooker O’Malley, Lorraine Tuck and Pete Smyth.

Photo Museum Ireland is a fully accredited museum that has recently completed the Heritage Council's Museum Standard Programme.

Image credit: British soldier carrying a door, Bombay Street, West Belfast, Northern Ireland. Artist: Akihiko Okamura, courtesy of Photo Museum Ireland collection.

This event is part of a project supported under the Heritage Council’s grants programme in 2026.