Toutefois, malgré ce regard tourné vers l'avenir, la ville n'a jamais oublié ou négligé son passé. En effet, elle protège et conserve précieusement son histoire et sa culture, au ballet, à l'Opéra, au Everyman Theatre, au Triskel Arts Centre, à la National Sculpture Factory, la Crawford Art Gallery, le Crawford College of Art and Design, au University College Cork, au Cork Institute of Technology, à l'Académie de musique, au College of Commerce, pour n'en citer que quelques-uns.
However, despite this forward vision, it has never forgotten or neglected its past, indeed it treasures and protects its history and culture, in the ballet, the Opera House, the Everyman Theatre, Triskel Arts Centre, National Sculpture Factory, Crawford Art Gallery, Crawford College of Art and Design, University College Cork, Cork Institute of Technology, the School of Music, the College of Commerce, to mention just a few.
