Killian Downing

Members Council Member

MC Term: January 2019 - December 2024

Archivist Dublin City University Library Ireland Education

killiandowning@gmail.com

I’m an archivist working in Dublin City University Library, with experience in collections management, digital preservation and digital cultural heritage. I’ve been working to connect and engage new ENA members in Ireland and previously worked in the National Archives of Ireland, National Gallery of Ireland, and the National University of Ireland, Galway.

As a councillor, I’ve been chair of the New Professionals Task Force, which worked to better support young and new professionals in the ENA. Our final report was published this year and the ENA is now implementing its recommendations. I’m also co-chair of the Communicators Community and a passionate member of the new Climate Community.

Blogposts

Title:

Twelve different species of bees swarming a flowery meadow. Coloured etching by J. Bishop after J. Stewart.

Creator:

James Stewart

Institution:

Wellcome Collection

Country:

United Kingdom

Copyright:

CC BY

Publication Created: 31 January 2023

Climate Action Community Work Plan 2022-2023

The Climate Action Community is one of the Europeana Initiative's specialist communities. Explore their work plan for 2023.

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The Four Courts façade : view from Merchants' Quay showing extensive damage

Institution:

UCD School of History and Archives

Country:

Ireland

Copyright:

CC BY-NC-SA

News Created: 30 June 2022

Digitally recovering Ireland’s history: Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland connects millions of lost records

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This week sees the launch of the innovative new digital archive, the Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland, which makes a rich array of historical documents available. Europeana Members Councillor and Dublin City University archivist Killian Downing tells us about how the Virtual Record Treasury was created and its significance.

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Europeana 2019: inclusivity and diversity workshop image

Date:

29 November 2019

Institution:

Europeana Foundation

Country:

Netherlands

Copyright:

CC BY-SA

News Created: 19 May 2021

Supporting new professionals in the cultural heritage sector

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Since January 2020, the New Professionals Task Force has been exploring how the Europeana Network Association can support new professionals working and engaging within the cultural heritage sector, and welcome them into the Europeana Initiative. Today, we are excited to introduce and take a look at the findings and recommendations of the final report!

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PG.SS.PH.112, Inspection of penstock at Ardnacrusha, in Copyright, ESB Archives

Date:

8 May 1929

News Created: 19 January 2021

The Shannon Scheme: reflections on sharing industrial cultural heritage during COVID-19

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As part of Europeana’s Europe at Work season, the Hunt Museum, Limerick, Ireland, and partners have been exploring the role of the Shannon Hydro-Electric Scheme. The team involved in engaging audiences onsite and online during COVID-19 discuss their approach and the importance of sharing stories of Europe’s industrial heritage.

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Title:

Glengara Park winning the Schools Lacrosse Shield

Date:

1947

Institution:

Rathdown Schools Archive via Europeana Sport

Country:

Ireland

Copyright:

CC BY-SA

News Created: 17 December 2020

Collecting Ireland's sport stories during COVID-19

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With public events in 2020 largely cancelled, public engagement events have been difficult. We speak with partners in Ireland who have been working on projects collecting stories from the public during the pandemic.

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ESACH Meeting, Genoa, Italy. © ESACH

Date:

2019

News Created: 30 November 2020

European Students' Association for Cultural Heritage talks to the New Professionals Task Force

Network task-force new-professionals

How can the cultural heritage sector better support, young, new and emerging professionals? Carlota Marijuán Rodríguez and Marius Müller of the European Students’ Association for Cultural Heritage (ESACH) explore the question and work of the Europeana New Professionals Task Force.

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Killian Downing, National Archives of Ireland, presents at Europeana AGM 2018

Date:

December 2018

Institution:

Europeana Foundation

Country:

The Netherlands

Copyright:

CC BY-SA

News Created: 30 April 2020

Professionals in Focus: Killian Downing

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In our ‘Professionals in Focus’ series, we speak to our Councillors about their roles, working lives and plans for their time on the Members Council. This month Killian Downing discusses the importance of open access, his work with cultural heritage professionals in Ireland, and his involvement with Europeana communities.

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Title:

Radio Train CC BY-NC-ND

Creator:

Jacob's Biscuit Factory

Date:

1960

Institution:

Dublin City Library and Archive

Country:

Ireland

News Created: 20 April 2020

Renew your membership and keep working with us in the Europeana Network Association!

Network Cultural Heritage Institutions members

The importance of a supportive and collaborative cultural heritage network has never been greater. This month in the Europeana Network Association (ENA), we are asking our members to renew their membership by 1 October 2020 in order to remain part of our growing network of over 2,800 professionals in the field of digital cultural heritage.

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Title:

Serie fotografica Venezia, 1960-1950

Creator:

Monti, Paolo

Date:

1960

Institution:

Fondazione Biblioteca Europea di Informazione e Cultura (BEIC)

Country:

Italy

Copyright:

CC BY-SA

News Created: 18 March 2020

Be part of Europeana Network Association action on climate change

Network Cultural Heritage Institutions climate-change

In solidarity with the global climate strikes in 2019, members of the Europeana Network Association voiced their support for pursuing meaningful climate action and encouraging the Europeana Initiative towards discussion and collective action. In this post, we explore the work they have been doing.

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Title:

The Ha'Penny Bridge Dublin

Creator:

Samuel Frederick Brocas

Date:

1818

Institution:

National Library of Ireland

Country:

Ireland

Copyright:

Public Domain

News Created: 6 March 2020

Little by little, one travels far: Europeana developments in Ireland

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Europeana has been supporting the discovery of Ireland’s cultural heritage for over a decade and in this post we explore some of the more recent developments, including the work of the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) as the new national aggregator.

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Title:

Inclusivity and Diversity Session

Creator:

Killian Downing

Date:

29 November 2019

Copyright:

CC BY-SA

News Created: 21 February 2020

A conversation on inclusivity and diversity: reflections from Europeana 2019

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As part of the Europeana 2019 Conference, a dedicated session discussed ways to improve inclusivity and diversity in the Europeana Network Association, and how best to pursue meaningful and sustainable action in this area. In this post for Europeana Pro, Tola Dabiri and Larissa Borck reflect on their experiences as speakers at this session, and what inclusivity and diversity means to them.

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Title:

Dublin 7 Educate Together National School pupils,

Date:

9 November 2019

Institution:

EPIC Irish Emigration Museum

Country:

Ireland

Copyright:

CC BY-SA

News Created: 20 December 2019

Connecting Collection Days at EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, Dublin

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As part of Europeana’s Collection Day initiative, EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum in Dublin, Ireland, have now hosted their fifth collection day, the last of which was part of the Europe at Work season.

We talk to Senior Curator, Nathan Mannion, about EPIC’s latest Europe at Work Collection Day, 9-10 November 2019, reflecting on his collection day experience and recommendations.

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