ITMA are delighted to announce Christy McNamara as the Photographer in Residence for 2022.

ITMA Premises will re-open to the Public on Monday 10 May 2021. Please note lunch opening/closing times.

Today Tuesday 25 January 2022, marks the exact anniversary of the first meeting of the Arts Council 70 years ago.

The Irish Traditional Music Archive greatly regrets the sudden passing of Jimmy Campbell, renowned fiddle player from Glenties, County Donegal.

ITMA is delighted to announce the publication of a new book edited by Nicholas Carolan and Caitlín Uí Éigeartaigh. The Forde Collection presents 922 pieces of pre-Famine Irish traditional music noted in the 1840s by the Cork classical musician William Forde, with essays on the collector and the editorial procedures of the edition, appendices and indexes.

Inniu taimíd ag ceiliúradh Nollaig na mBan 2021 le súil siar ar obair na mban ar shuíomh gréasáin ITMA i 2021.Today we're celebrating Nollaig na mBan 2021 with a look back at the work of women featured on the ITMA website in 2021.

ITMA is delighted to announce the publication of a new book edited by Nicholas Carolan and Caitlín Uí Éigeartaigh. The Forde Collection presents 922 pieces of pre-Famine Irish traditional music noted in the 1840s by the Cork classical musician William Forde, with essays on the collector and the editorial procedures of the edition, appendices and indexes.

During his lifetime, Tom Davis recorded and amassed a remakable archival collection. ITMA is indebted to his widow Eleanor who steadfastly supported Tom in his pursuits, and has generously donated Tom’s collection to ITMA. When fully catalogued and archived, it is likely to be one of the largest collections ever amassed by an individual collector.

While you may not see any difference in your browser, the technology behind the ITMA website is undergoing a big change.

ITMA Premises will re-open to the Public on Monday 10 May 2021. Please note lunch opening/closing times.