Desmond Morris: Exhibitions and Publications
See Desmond’s story for our “When We Were Kings and Queens of the Road” project below: DESMOND MORRIS BIBLIOGRAPHY 1958 – 2025 1. 1958. THE REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOUR OF THE TEN-SPINED STICKLEBACK. Brill, Leiden. 154p. (Doctor thesis) 2. 1958. THE STORY OF CONGO. Batsford, London. 64p. (for children) 3. 1959. THE INTERNATIONAL ZOO YEARBOOK. I. (Co-editor… Continue reading Desmond Morris: Exhibitions and Publications
When We Were Kings and Queens of the Road: Desmond Morris
WALKING TO SCHOOL When Britain declared war on Germany on 3rd September 1939, I was an eleven-year-old schoolboy. I was a day boy at the Swindon High School, and walked there and back each day on my own. It was a distance of about a quarter of a mile. I kept mostly to main streets,… Continue reading When We Were Kings and Queens of the Road: Desmond Morris
International Day of Education (2025)
All children on the Island of Ireland have the right to education. This means that it is the Government’s responsibility to make sure that all children are able to access learning. This is established in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989). This is a document that sets out all the… Continue reading International Day of Education (2025)
Our second in person meeting, January 2025
On 03 January 2025 we had our second in person meeting at the Office of the Children’s Ombudsman in Dublin. 10 CAT members participated, and Harry Shier and Hadjer Taibi facilitated. Our special guest was Eemer Eivers from the MoCI Education Team. It was a packed agenda: Thanks to our hosts the Office of the… Continue reading Our second in person meeting, January 2025
The Museum of Childhood Ireland is a member of the following organisations:

The museum is the proud recipient of the following Awards to date:
- Kids in Museums, International Award 2020
- INACS, International Awards 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
- The Heritage Council: County Winner: Dúnlaoghaire / South Dublin 2021
- The Heritage Council: County Winner: Tipperary, 2022 ( In collaboration with Tipperary Revitalisation)
- The Heritage Council: County Winner: Down, 2024
- Digital Town Awards Newcomer Finalist, for Engage Kilkenny 2023:

- National Lottery Good Cause Award finalist 2023 for our collaborative project with Tipperary Revitalisation

The Museum of Childhood Ireland is committed to Empowering Children and Young People. Children should be Seen and Heard
Exploring and learning from the past. Children have lived and learnt, played and worked, been adored and abused since prehistoric times and throughout our millennia of history. Yet the reality of their lives is seldom centre stage ( and usually ignored) in the stories that have come down to us from that long history. Our commitment too to supporting children and young people now, comes at a time when children are facing significant challenges. By empowering children and youth, providing a focused, sustainable, supportive, inclusive community and platform, and islandwide programmes helping foster friendships in communities, we are helping build a brighter, better future for all.
