Killian Downing

Members Council Member

MC Term: January 2019 - December 2021

Archivist Dublin City University Ireland Education

I’m an Archivist at Dublin City University, with experience in collections management, digital preservation, and digital cultural heritage. I have previously worked in the National Archives of Ireland, National Gallery of Ireland, and the National University of Ireland, Galway.

Working with Europeana, I'm Chair of the New Professionals Task Force, working to better support young, new, and early career professionals in and around Europeana. I'm also co-Chair of the Europeana Communicators Community and a member of the Climate Action Group, Governance Working Group, and Inclusivity and Diversity Group.

Blogposts

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

Date: December 2018

Institution: Europeana Foundation

Country: The Netherlands
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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!

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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
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News Created: 18 March 2020

Be part of Europeana Network Association action on climate change

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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
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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
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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
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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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Killian Downing

Blogposts

Professionals in Focus: Killian Downing

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

Be part of Europeana Network Association action on climate change

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

A conversation on inclusivity and diversity: reflections from Europeana 2019

Connecting Collection Days at EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, Dublin