The Museum of Childhood Ireland, Múseum Óige na hÉireann – championing children and childhoods.
The museum challenges the outdated belief that “children should be seen but not heard”.
MoCI takes a wide-angled approach to childhood that is Island-wide and International in scope.
Registered charity, number 20205452 and a publicly listed not-for-profit company:
https://www.charitiesregulator.ie/en/information-for-the-public/search-the-register-of-charities
You can help champion the museum’s work for, and with children through:
A Gift in Your Will, Philanthrophy, Corporate Donations, Individual Donations
Early 19th C wooden, three storey, doll’s Town House, the Russell family, Seafield, Waterford. Donated to the Museum of Childhood Ireland, August 2024
Russel Family Doll House – The Museum of Childhood Ireland
The Museum of Childhood Ireland needs a home. While we have a wonderful collection which includes Dolls houses, the stories of the children who played with them, and of the lives lived by children islandwide and amongst the diaspora from historic to contemporary times, we now need a museum home – a space where everyone can gather to explore and celebrate the diversity of childhood.