Does your family have any piece of lace hidden away? Maybe a family heirloom, or something you have acquired at some point that you wonder about.
Limerick Museum and Friends of Lace Limerick are organising a two-day special event in the Limerick Museum where you can bring in your own items of lace to be assessed, catalogued and photographed. You can get useful advice about lace preservation and storage.
Whether it’s in the attic or a family heirloom, bring it along for our experts!
Limerick Museum
The Old Franciscan Friary
Henry Street
Limerick, Limerick
V94 FTK3
All ages
The Museum is accessible for wheelchair users
Thursday August 17th and Friday 18th, 10am to 4pm
Free. Booking not required
+353 86 0242478
In 2015, Limerick Museum and Archives ran a similar event that lead to the publication of a digital catalogue: https://issuu.com/limerickmuseumandarchives/docs/lace.
In 2018, Friends of Lace Limerick in collaboration with Limerick Museum ran a second similar event, co-located with a pop-up exhibition in a central location in Limerick city. A number of artefacts that were brought in were donated to the Museum, shining a light on the fact that many important pieces are hidden in drawers and attics and are in danger of being discarded.
All August Craft Month events are run independently by the event organisers. For questions regarding this event please contact the event organiser directly.
All August Craft Month events are run independently by the event organisers. For questions regarding this event please contact the event organiser directly.