Titanic by Gabriel, Newry, age 6. Connections, routes and networks that link our communities. Heritage Week 2024 with the Museum of Childhood Ireland, Músaem Óige na hÉireann and Sticky Fingers Arts, Newry. Celebrating Wild Child Day & Water Heritage Day, on the 24th and 25th of August in SICCDA, Dublin, and at Sticky Fingers Arts… Continue reading 5.Wild Child Day and Water Heritage Day
Category: Heritage Week
2.Heritage Week 2024
Voices of the Village, Guthanna an Sráidbhaile Dumha Acha Seachtain Náisiúnta na hOidhreachta. Heritage Week 2024 takes place from 17th – 25th August 2024. This year’s theme is “Connections, Routes and Networks”, and the Heritage Council invites all to explore how we are connected to each other both through physical routes and cultural connections. Robert… Continue reading 2.Heritage Week 2024
1.Heritage Week 2024
Old Stories – New Ways Seanscéalta – Bealaí Nua Seachtain Náisiúnta na hOidhreachta. Heritage Week 2024 takes place from 17th – 25th August 2024. This year’s theme is “Connections, Routes and Networks”, and the Heritage Council invites all to explore how we are connected to each other both through physical routes and cultural connections. Sharing… Continue reading 1.Heritage Week 2024
3.Small spaces, Local stories
Seachtain Náisiúnta na hOidhreachta National Heritage Week 2024 invites you to explore the connections, routes and networks that link our communities. A Heritage Week online, and in-person display at Bank of Ireland, Dúnlaoghaire, from the Museum of Childhood Ireland, Músaem Óige na hÉireann. We have selected seven local people’s stories of childhood to highlight for… Continue reading 3.Small spaces, Local stories
4.Ann Connolly’s Collection
Exploring Cultural Representation Through Souvenir Dolls For over five decades, Ann’s Hair Salon served as a beacon of warmth and hospitality in Shantalla, one of Galway’s oldest suburbs. From the graceful hula dancers of Hawaii to the intricate porcelain geishas of Japan, Ann’s collection spans continents and cultures, offering a glimpse into the rich tapestry… Continue reading 4.Ann Connolly’s Collection
Childhood and Living Heritage
The theme for this year’s Heritage Week invites us to explore the traditions and practices, passed down through generations. Childhood memories are an essential part of this transfer of tradition from one generation to the next. As adults we remember the songs that our parents sang and the toys and games that we played. We… Continue reading Childhood and Living Heritage
FuturePastPresent – Drogheda
Drogheda – Child Youth Dialogues Heritage Week 2023. The Museum of Childhood Ireland, Upstate Theatre Project, Nathan Wheeler- Model Maker, and the Heritage Council, are delighted to present our Youth and Child Voice collaborative project FuturePastPresent in Drogheda, for Heritage Week, August 2023. Museum of Childhood Ireland have invited Jessica Farrell, Lego Artist to give… Continue reading FuturePastPresent – Drogheda
Heritage Week 2022: Suggestions for Objects for the Museum of Childhood Ireland
For Heritage Week 2022 the Museum of Childhood Ireland is asking members of the public to make suggestions of objects that they would like to see in the Museum. Do you have an object that that tells a story about the history of children and childhood in Ireland? Or can you think of an item… Continue reading Heritage Week 2022: Suggestions for Objects for the Museum of Childhood Ireland
Heritage Week Tipperary 2022. Heritage Council County Award Winner
As part of Ireland’s National Heritage Week, the Museum of Childhood Ireland have teamed up with Tipperary Town Revitalisation: to deliver an exciting range of sustainable heritage projects for children and young people in Tipperary Town. This wonderful NHW 2022 project grew out of the Tipp Town CTCHC Project: https://www.heritagecouncil.ie/news/news-features/tipperary-release-heading The CTCHC Programme from Alison Harvey, Heritage… Continue reading Heritage Week Tipperary 2022. Heritage Council County Award Winner
Heritage Week-Art to Reimagine Tipperary Town
The Ask Imaginative Reuse! Museum of Childhood Ireland Attention all budding young Artists, Designers and Architects! Do you have an idea of how you’d like to reuse any building ( whether in use or not at the moment) in Tipperary Town? You can be as imaginative as you like! (Personally, I’d love a shop that… Continue reading Heritage Week-Art to Reimagine Tipperary Town