Press Release
The Museum of Childhood Ireland, established in 2018, is the first of its kind and is an all-island initiative.
The Museum of Childhood Ireland (MoCI) is delighted to announce that it is a recipient of a grant from The Ireland Funds, made possible by Dunard Fund USA.
The Museum runs events, and a series of annual events to coincide with national events such as Cruinniú na nÓg, Heritage Week, Culture Night and Bloomsday. It has an extensive collection of children’s toys, books, artwork, furniture and clothing, all being carefully catalogued and some of which occasionally feature in popup displays.
While we are pleased that these initiatives have reached thousands of children and families across the island of Ireland, our mission is to transition from a virtual to a physical presence to further enhance the experience for everyone. This generous funding provided by The Ireland Funds and Dunard Fund USA will be instrumental in accelerating our activities and ultimately our ability to achieve this mission.
We are grateful to The Ireland Funds and Dunard Fund USA for its trust in the Museum of Childhood Ireland and investment in our mission to support bringing this experience to children and families across the island of Ireland.
The Ireland Funds is a global philanthropic network established in 1976 to promote and support peace, culture, education and community development throughout the island of Ireland, and Irish-related causes around the world. It has benefited the work of thousands of different organisations, with both financial and non-financial support. Today, The Ireland Funds is one of the largest independent grant makers for the not-for-profit sector in Ireland.
Contact details for Museum of Childhood Ireland, Músaem Óige na hÉireann:
E: info@museumofchildhood.ie
P: +353 87 681 6760
Website:
The Museum of Childhood Ireland – Músaem Óige na hÉireann
Bunaíodh Músaem na hÓige in 2018, an chéad músaem dá leithéid agus is tionscnamh uile-oileáin é. Tá lúcháir ar Mhúsaem na hÓige Éireann (MoCI) a fhógairt go bhfuil deontas faighte ó The Ireland Funds, arna cheadú ag Dunard Fund USA. Reáchtálann an Músaem imeachtaí , ceardlanna agus imeachtaí bliantúla ag an am céanna le himeachtaí náisiúnta ar nós Cruinniú na nÓg, Seachtain na hOidhreachta, Oíche Chultúir agus Lá Bloom. Tá bailiúcháin fhairsing de bhréagáin, leabhair, saothar ealaíne, troscán agus éadaí leanaí ann freisin, iad go léir á gcatalógú go cúramach agus a bhíonn le feiceáil i dtaispeántais aníos ó am go chéile. Cé go bhfuil áthas orainn gur shroich na tionscnaimh seo na mílte leanbh agus teaghlach ar fud oileán na hÉireann, agus thar lear, is é ár misean ná aistriú ó láithreacht fhíorúil go láithreacht fhisiciúil chun an taithí seo a fheabhsú do chách a thuilleadh. Beidh an
maoiniú flaithiúil seo a sholáthraíonn The Ireland Funds agus Dunard Fund USA
ríthábhachtach chun ár ngníomhaíochtaí a luathú agus ar deireadh lenár gcumas an misean seo a bhaint amach. Táimid fíór-bhuíoch de The Ireland Funds agus Dunard Fund USA as a muinín in Ard-Mhúsaem na hÉireann agus an infheistíocht inár misean chun tacú leis an taithí seo a thabhairt do leanaí agus do theaghlaigh ar fud oileán na hÉireann.
Is líonra daonchairdiúil domhanda é The Irelands Fund a bunaíodh i 1976 chun síocháin, cultúr, oideachas agus forbairt pobail a chur chun cinn agus chun tacú leo ar fud oileán na hÉireann, agus ar chúiseanna a bhaineann le hÉireannaigh ar fud an domhain. Chuaigh obair na mílte eagraíochtaí éagsúla chun tairbhe dó, le tacaíocht airgeadais agus neamhairgeadais araon. Sa lá atá inniu ann, tá The Ireland Funds ar cheann de na déantóirí deontas neamhspleácha is mó don earnáil neamhbhrabúis in Éirinn.
Sonraí teagmhála Músaem Óige Éireann, Músaem Óige na hÉireann: E:
info@museumofchildhood.ie P: +353 87 681 6760 Suíomh Gréasáin:
https://museumofchildhood.ie/ The Ireland Funds The Museum of Childhood Ireland
