Collaborations

Collaborative Projects 2024

Child/youth project ‘ Creative Beginnings on a Shared Island’ (working title) the children will choose their own title. Collaborative project from the Museum of Childhood Ireland (Islandwide), Sticky Fingers Arts (Newry), Monaghan County LibraryAction for Children’s Art UK.

When We Were Kings And Queens

Ongoing project from 2023 with Robert Burns, Majella McAllister, and Chloe Browne. Adult memories of the journey to and from school focused project.

Robert Henri and the Children of Achill Projects 20222024

Ongoing project. 2024- Majella McAllister, MoCI Project’s creative Lead, Dr Sarah-Anne Buckley, MoCI, History Lead, NUIG, Anna Sutcliffe, MoCI’s Achill coordinator, and a researcher thanks to funding by Mayo CC for the MoCI. Inter-generational project begun by the museum in 2022.

Dante to Joyce 2022-24

Majella McAllister and Sonia Sartor with Ausilia Venturella, Tortorelle school, Italy – Annual children’s project, since 2022.

Bloomsday 20172024

Ongoing annual child/youth projects from our Education team, since 2017 and with Marsh’s Library, Dublin, from 2020.

‘Tír na nÓg,’ Children’s Art, Creativity & Play Workshops 2018-24

Museum of Childhood Ireland team volunteers at the Robert Emmet CDP/SICCDA and Bloomfields Dúnlaoghaire – ongoing projects since 2018, including art/craft/imagine/play workshops and toy/book lending library.

Snapshots

Ongoing project from Majella McAllister (2022) on photographs and childhood memories/stories.

Irish Language

Projects begun in 2024 with BÁC

Primary School

School visits with handling collections ongoing since 2019

Collaborative Projects 2023

Collecting Childhood

The Children’s Literature Team worked on a collaborative, IRC project ‘Collecting Childhood’ during 2023 with the Children’s Literature Department at Trinity College Dublin. Leads, DR Jane Suzanne Carroll, Majella McAllister and Ciara Aoife O’Síoráin. Adult projects and Children’s projects.

FuturePastPresent Drogheda

Majella McAllister, Project Lead, Yagmur Burhan, Sonia Sartor, with Jamie McNamara, SPAB, and Jessica Farrell LEGO® artist. A collaborative project from MoCI and Upstate Theatre. Inter-generational project.

Engage Kilkenny

Majella McAllister, Project Lead. Child/Youth Voice project

Museum of Childhood Ireland and the Heritage Council’s CTCHC Projects, Tralee /Tipperary/Dundalk

Tralee:

Majella McAllister, Project Lead, Cliodhna Martin, Eoin O’Connor, Jamie McNamara. Child/youth project.

Tipperary:

Majella McAllister, Project Lead, Cliodhna Martin, Edgar Debel, Danny Sheehy, Jamie McNamara and with an incredible cast of thousands! Child/youth project.

Dundalk Town Centre’s historic Long Walk Trees:

Majella McAllister, Alison Harvey, Jamie McConville – With presentation day at Louth County Museum. Child/youth project.

Tralee, Tipperary and Dundalk were collaborative CTCHC projects with Alison Harvey at the Heritage Council.