Calling Heritage
Week event organisers
19.07.23
HERITAGE Week event
organisers are being urged to register their events at
www.heritageweek.ie
, by Monday July 24th, in order to avail of free local
newspaper publicity.
The Heritage Office has also organised a lunchtime event
in the County Museum, High Road, Letterkenny at 1pm on
Friday July 28th and event organisers will be able to
collect Heritage Week branded merchandise
free-of-charge. |
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A selection of branded
merchandise that Heritage Week event organisers can
collect free-of-charge at the County Museum, High Road,
Letterkenny on Friday, July 28th. |
Joseph Gallagher, Heritage
Officer, said: "The Heritage Week programme in County
Donegal is shaping up thanks to the work of people from
heritage organisations, community groups, museums,
heritage centres and the Culture Division, Donegal
County Council. For those events that are registered on
the Heritage Week website by Monday, July 24th, the County
Donegal Heritage Office will sponsor a free listing of
Heritage Week events in a local newspaper. At the
lunchtime event in the County Museum on Friday, July 28th,
event organisers can collect a limited supply of
National Heritage Week branded merchandise
free-of-charge that includes high-visibility vests,
t-shirts, large flags, small flags, bunting, lanyards
and pencils. Attendees can also enjoy the ‘In Search of Colmcille’ exhibition by artist Ina Olohan that is based
on St. Colmcille’s life and legacy.”
This year's theme is ‘Living Heritage’ which centres
around the practices, knowledge and skills that have
been passed from one generation to the next, and are
still in use today. There are a variety of activities
planned including traditional skills demonstrations,
artisan fairs, guided walks, heritage site visits,
fieldtrips, heritage open houses, exhibitions,
illustrated presentations, workshops, exploration of
archives, commemorative and launch events, genealogy
events, historical re-enactments, storytelling and
children’s activities. There are two special themed days
as well: ‘Wild Child Day’ on Saturday, August 19th and
‘Water Heritage Day’ on Sunday, August 20th.
Additional resources for Heritage Week event organisers
are available on the Heritage Week website,
www.heritageweek.ie
, including training and information webinars with
useful tips for organising and promoting your events. If
you are planning an event, please contact the Heritage
Office by email at
heritage@donegalcoco.ie or by telephone at 074 91
72576. |
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