Meet the Team
The Centre was founded and opened by Tessa O'Connor in 1986 as a volunteer-run non-profit organisation, which it remains today. Valentia Island Heritage Centre is a limited company and manged by a voluntary committee led by Marie Williams, Pam Twentyman and Nita Guiney (photographed below) and is supported by its membership programme and entry fees to the Centre during the summer months.
All donations to the Centre are welcome and used primarily for the upkeep of the historical building and to preserve and enhance the precious artifacts that have been collected by or donated to the Museum.