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Heritage Services Office of Public Works

Heritage Services Office of Public Works. OPW Heritage Services. National Monuments and Historic Properties Responsible for the conservation, care and maintenance of approx. 800 National Monuments and Historic Properties in State ownership Approximately 330 sites accessible to the public

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Heritage Services Office of Public Works

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  1. Heritage ServicesOffice of Public Works

  2. OPW Heritage Services National Monuments and Historic Properties • Responsible for the conservation, care and maintenance of approx. 800 National Monuments and Historic Properties in State ownership • Approximately 330 sites accessible to the public • 260 of these unstaffed Visitor Services • Provides guide service at 70 Heritage Sites • 26 of 70 staffed sites open year round. • 3.4m visitors in 2011

  3. National Historic Properties

  4. National Monuments

  5. OPW Visitor Services Guide Service – • Engage with visitors • Interpretation • Schools Programme • Events • Heritage Week

  6. Heritage Week

  7. Events at OPW Sites

  8. Events – Criteria and Limitations • Event appropriate to site • Site must be safely accessible • Visit the site!! • Availability of OPW staff • www.heritageireland.ie • Event Management Plan • Safety Statement • Public Liability Insurance • Fee

  9. The Gathering 2013 Clan Gatherings Local Heritage Community based events

  10. Community Involvement Initiative Community groups and Local Authorities invited to work with OPW to raise awareness of the sites under its care, generate more visitors and extend the open hours and seasons of seasonal sites.

  11. Sites must be OPW managed and have safe public access. • Demonstrate knowledge of the site and of similar sites; • Demonstrate commitment in terms of time and personnel; • Outline the relevant experience possessed by the group in heritage/tourism areas; • Proposal must be financed by group or be cost neutral to OPW; • The proposal must contribute to the promotion of the site; • The proposal must support the OPW in its management and conservation work; • The proposal must contribute to local tourism and local economic development • OPW will retain responsibility for interpretation and presentation. • E-mail communities@opw.ie Criteria and Limitations

  12. Challenges • Commitment • Health & Safety • Customer Service • Quality of information • Appropriateness of events • Expectation of groups

  13. OPW Support • Training • Liaison • Publicise on Heritageireland • Initiatives • Free Wednesday • Schools Scheme • New ideas • Corporate Branding

  14. OPW and Cruachan Ai • Collaboration began in 2009 following purchase of additional lands by State • Cruachain Ai provides visitor centre facilities: • Interpretation • Guided tours to State owned and privately owned sites. • Provides community involvement in sites • Liaison with landowners • Liaison with other OPW managed sites • Ensures safety of and reports any damage to sites

  15. OPW and UCD • Glendalough Field School • Knockroe • Rathgall • Knowth

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