Reflecting 1916 was the Photo Museum Ireland’s photography-based programme exploring how photography recorded and reflected the build up to and aftermath of the Rising. This specially curated photographic exhibition, street-based art installations, outdoor projections and public talks and workshops.
The Photo Album of Ireland exhibition continued it’s tour to South Dublin Libraries in the summer of 2015. It was supported by a series of family workshops which showed participants how to care for and archive their family photographs. The workshops were led by digital archivists Brendan Maher and Niamh Crowley.
The Photo Album of Ireland exhibition was presented in the wonderful location of the Sirius Art Centre, from 10 July – 09 August 2015. The exhibition was curated in collaboration with Sirius Art Centre and featured previously unseen photographs from local families: the Smith, Buckeridge and Fleming families who took part in scanning session in the summer of 2014. The exhibition was curated in Sirius By Brian MacDomhaill.
The Photo Album of Ulster is an archival research project inviting people from across Ulster to digitally share their family photographs. Funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs Reconciliation Fund, this cross- border, cross community project is researching and exploring themes of cultural identity, conflict, emigration and the effects of partition on border communities. The project explores the social role of photography in documenting our lives and recording our memories. This emerging democratic archive is a celebration of ordinary and extraordinary histories, viewed from the perspective of private individuals.
Funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs Reconciliation Fund
The Photo Album of Ireland Touring project in collaboration with touring partners Donegal County Museum presented a specially curated outdoor projection event on the front facade of Donegal County Museum at 7.30pm on Tuesday 18th November 2014.
Our first scanning event organised with our touring partners at Galway City Museum took place on Saturday 18th October.
The Hunt Museum, Limerick Outdoor Projection Event took place at 4.30pm on Friday 5th December 2014.
The Photo Album of Ireland Touring Project was shown at the Markethouse Arts Centre, Monaghan from 14 August until Sunday 26th October 2014.