Event Day
Theme: Nature and People
Heritage Week. August 19th. Location: Multiple venues, Dúnlaoghaire.
Image credit: Museum of Childhood Ireland
Programme of Events:
Children’s Workshops- Indoors
a.Magic Bottles, Future (art workshop)
b.Fun Science, past/present ( hands on science workshops)
c.Yesterday’s Child (drama workshop)
d.I Love My Neighbourhood (Borough Model Building workshop)
a,b,c,d above, all 10-5pm Royal Marine Hotel. Accessible-lift
Explore Past, Present and Future Childoods, creative writing workshop with Museum of Childhood Ireland. The War Chest, Hardy’s Lane. 10-5pm
Mary Mary, Púca Puppets performance and puppet exhibition. Bloomfields Shopping Centre, 12 and 2pm
The Bear Essentials, Teddy bear hospital. Bring your bear for a free check up! Bloomfields Shopping Centre, 12-5pm
Crolly Doll display and history. Bloomfields Shopping Centre 10-5pm
Meet the South Dublin Irish Model Railway team and see their trains in action. Bloomfields Shopping Centre, 10-5pm
History Talks, Royal Marine Hotel, 1am – 1pm.
1.Three Centuries of Irish Childhood. Chaired by Dr Marnie Hay.
a.Play and ‘Childish Reactions”, Children’s leisure time , in doors and out, in 18th C Ireland. Gaye Ashford.
b.Children’s Clothing and the material of everyday life, 1800-1900. Mary Hatfield.
c.Youth and youth culture in 20th C Ireland, histories and memories. Dr Sarah-Anne Buckley
2.Exhibiting Childhood. Chaired by Dr Alison Fitzgerald. 2-3pm
a.Children and childhood in the National Museum of Ireland’s collections. Dr Audrey Whitty.
b.Curating an exhibition on childhood in Ireland in the 1950s. Clodagh Doyle
Exhibition, Royal Marine Hotel 10-5pm
Down Memory Lane, Irish childhood in the 20th C. Come explore and share your memories with us too!
Children’s Rights, Royal Marine Hotel, 3-4pm
Our Children’s Rights Team and our Child and Youth Voice Team will jointly present a discussion on Child Rights in Ireland, historical and Contemporary.
Children’s Literature, Artist and Children’s books Illustrator , Brian Fitzgerald in conversation with Museum of Childhood Ireland Founder Majella McAllister, to launch the museum’s Children’s Literature Team. Royal Marine Hotel, 4-5pm.
Outdoor Activities ( Top of Marine Road, outside St Michael’s church , 10-5pm)
The Big Dig ( Archeology). Pre booking required.
Traditional Games – Hopscotch, Pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey, Hula-Hoops, Elastics etc
Talk by Alana Gunn on nature, bees, and wild gardens. Plant native wildflower seeds at our workshop at 94, Lower George’s St. Recycle yoghurt pots and bring them with you!
Museum of Childhood Ireland’s portable museum cabinet. Children and families, come and learn from our curators about curation at the museum. Curate your own display to tell your own story of Nature and People.
Skipping Workshop- Johnny Carr’s Playground, Library Rd. 10-5pm
Image credit: Museum of Childhood Ireland
With Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor. What is YOUR Story!?
Preparations!
‘I Love My Neighbourhood.’ Reimagining Our Town for Children by Children
Explore what the museum will offer
Celebrate our heritage
Making our own museum
Learning
Young Engineer
Interactive, curate our museum
Explore and share stories
Create art
Celebrate our coastal environment
Plant native wildflower seeds and celebrate nature
Project Concept and Management, Majella McAllister, with the Museum of Childhood Ireland team