This International Women’s Day, join Dr Angela Byrne, Dr Leanne McCormack, Dr Mary McAuliffe & Dr Ann Marie O’Brien in conversation on transnational Irish women and their campaigns for gender equality, on Sunday 8 March.
EPIC was delighted to receive an award for excellence at the CIE Tours International Annual Awards of Excellence which took place in Christ Church Cathedral on Tuesday 28th January.
It’s time to rewrite history, and the future: Herstory on RTÉ is coming this February. EPIC has partnered with RTÉ, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Herstory, and Underground Films to bring the stories of Ireland’s greatest female trailblazers to Irish screens.
Due to popular demand, ‘Blazing a Trail: Lives and Legacies of Irish Diaspora Women’ will return from January – March 2020 (specific dates apply) at EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum. The exhibition celebrates the lives and legacies of 21 pioneering Irish diaspora women of the 19th and 20th centuries who blazed a trail in a wide range of fields.
Calling all budding artists and illustrators! Discover the stories of pioneering women, analyse how their illustrations were created, and design your very own self-portrait to take home at this illustration workshop on 29 February. Suitable for ages 12 – 16 years old.
We have created a new exhibition in our museum, to help you pay tribute to those who emigrated from Ireland and make them part of our emigration history. Our new exhibition, The Power of a Name, invites people from all over the world to add their Irish ancestors’ names to our museum.
Curious about history and museums? Or wild about technology? This history club may be for you! Involving a mix of craft activities, tech tasks and research projects, you will learn all about the history of Ireland and the Irish diaspora through fun and informative workshops! Taking place throughout October – May.
Visit our neighbours The Jeanie Johnston, and discover the story of the thousands of Irish people who fled the Famine and embarked on a treacherous voyage in the hope of a better life in North America, in 50 minute informative guided tour.
Are you an Irish teacher abroad? Do you have a story to tell? Share your experience with us and become part of an important online collection of Irish educator stories throughout history.
For just €27.50, you can enjoy a tour of the world’s first digital-only museum followed by a visit to Urban Brewing, located just next door to us in the CHQ building in Dublin’s Docklands.
