THE state attorney general has been asked to investigate the permanent closure of `Ireland's Great Hunger Museum' at a Connecticut university.
A committee, made up of Irish Americans and donors, has been organised to to fight the closure at Quinnipiac University and save the historical collection.
University authorities announced in August that the museum, which closed its doors to in-person visitors at the start of the pandemic, would permanently shut because operating costs exceed the money it takes in.
The museum, which opened in 2012, houses the world’s biggest collection of Irish Famine art.
The GAA in Connecticut is reported to be planning a `Day of Action for Ireland's Great Hunger Museum' in Hamden - where the museum is based - on Saturday, October 30 with "music, Irish dancing, and activities for children".
Connecticut's Attorney General William Tong was approached last month by a lawyer acting on behalf of the committee, according to Irish Central website.
A letter sent to Mr Tong asking him to look into the closure "as it involves selling or disbursing Ireland's Great Hunger Collection, the property of a non-profit... institution (and)... donors want to know what happens to their gifts of artwork and money to a museum that is now closed".
The committee claims it is "in the public interest to stop any sale or breakup of the collection".
The website reports donors are "extremely, extremely upset" at the decision to close the museum permanently, with the Irish Voice reporting they "want answers about what will happen to their donations".
