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Athy Heritage Centre-Museum

Type:	Museum
Website:	www.athyheritagecentre-museum.ie
Address:	Emily Square, Athy, County Kildare
E-mail:	athyheritage@eircom.net
Telephone:	00353-(0)598633075
Fax:	00353-(0)598633076
Year of foundation:	1998
Activities:	Hosts the Annual Ernest Shackleton Autumn School on the last weekend in October. Details of the School are available from the website - www.shackletonmuseum.com
Collections:	Has the only permanent exhibit in the world dedicated to Sir Ernest Shackleton and stages exhibitions on Polar themes.
Publications:	Publishes annually, since 2007, 'Nimrod' - the Journal of the Ernest Shackleton Autumn School