The Museum is housed in the Mariners' Church on Haigh Terrace and has been carefully conserved and refurbished to act as a state-of-the-art maritime museum, library and heritage centre. Works carried out between 2006-2011 included detailed restoration and refurbishment of the external and internal fabric of the building, as well as a fit-out of the interior to house the Museum's circa 7,000 artefacts and documents. All work was carried out to the highest standards and was monitored by OPW's Conservation Architecture section.
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Minister of State Brian Hayes, who also attended the opening this morning, commented: "It is wonderful to see such a vibrant and worthwhile museum opening today and indeed gratifying to see that the State’s substantial grant funding has facilitated the creation of a museum which will attract overseas visitors and locals alike. I am delighted that OPW was instrumental in contributing to the conservation and restoration of this prestigious Museum."
During his visit, President Higgins was given a short tour through some of the exhibitions and inspected the newly conserved Church building.
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