of the public to donate items relating to the campaign, on both sides, to the museum using the hashtags #Archivingthe8th and #Collectingthe8th alongside other cultural institutions in Ireland. As Malone has noted, it was more difficult to collect items from the "no" side in the referendum despite attempts to solicit more donations. As part of the collection relating to marriage equality government minister, Katherine Zappone, donated her wedding dress to the museum in 2018. In 2019, Rory O'Neill known by his drag performance name, Panti Bliss, donated the dress he wore on the night of his speech at the Abbey Theatre about homophobia in 2014 as part of their "Noble Call" series. Overall, this work led to the museum adopting a formal Contemporary Collecting policy in 2019. Gallery References Notes Sources External links Decorative Arts & History pages on museum.ie site History museums in the Republic of Ireland National museums of the Republic of Ireland Museums in Dublin (city) Arts in Dublin (city) Decorative arts museums in Ireland Fashion museums Numismatic museums in Ireland Military and war museums in the Republic of Ireland Art museums established in 1997 1997 establishments in Ireland