Irish American Heritage Museum -

Available Traveling Exhibitions from the Irish American Heritage Museum’s Permanent Collection

"The Corporate Irish"

The Irish are known for their role in the industrialization of the United States providing much of the unskilled labor. This exhibit showcases the other side of the story, the men and women who rose to powerful positions in the business world.

30 Full-color panels of text, photographic and sketch images
Dimensions are 30” high by 40” wide
Exhibit is approximately 140 running feet.
Artifacts depend on availability
Fee: $4,000 for 30 days, 50% discount for non-profit organizations.
*Fee does NOT include transportation

"Irish and Labor" Second Edition

First Labor Day Parade

John Lawe Past President of TWU

Our newest traveling exhibit outlines the contributions of the Irish and Irish-Americans to the labor force and in the labor movement.

30 panels containing images and narrative.
Suggested artwork for brochures and rack cards.
Fee $4,000 for a minimum exhibit period 30 days, 50% discount for not-for-profit organizations.

First Edition

30" by 40" gater board construction with laminated face.
Approximately 135 running feet

Second Edition

23" by 31" gater board construction with laminated face.
Approximately 110 running feet.

This exibit has been displayed at:

Siena College, Loudonville, NY
Kerry County Library, Kerry, Ireland

Bog Trotters

"Great Hunger"

The "Great Hunger" exhibit commemorates the 150th Anniversary of the famine in Ireland that led to the death and displacement of millions of Irish. This exhibit provides an historically accurate and candid portrayal of the causes and consequences of this great tragedy in Irish History.

30 panels with photographic reproductions
40" by 46";
Approximately 140 running feet.
Artifacts - Optional, depends on availability
Fee: $4,000.00 for a Minimum exhibit period 30 days. 50% discount available to not-for-profit organizations.

This exhibit has been displayed at:

Chicago Public Library, Chicago, IL.
Immigration & Law Center, Washington D.C.
Emory University, GA.
Hatikvah Holocaust Center, MA.

Working Potato Field

"Home for the Heart"

Julia Jackman

This story of 150 years of Irish Immigration is a historically accurate and sensitive portrayal of the struggles and successes of Irish Immigrants to America from the 17th century to the present.

39 panels and 3 murals of silk-screened text and photographic reproductions.
Credit labels accompany each mural and panel.
Approximately 170 running feet
Fee $4,000.00 for a minimum exhibit period 30 days, 50% discount available to not-for-profit organizations.

This exhibit has been displayed at:

Charlotte - Mecklenburg Public Library, Charlotte, NC
Albany International Airport, Albany, NY
Conner Prairie Museum, Fishers, Indiana
Louisiana State Museums, New Orleans, LA
NYS Capital Building, Albany, NY Verizon Building, New York,
NY Tyler Art Gallery, State University of New York, Oswego, NY
Chicago Public Library, Chicago, IL

"Presidential Portraits:
American Presidents of Irish Descent"
Version 1

"Presidential Portraits: American Presidents of Irish Descent" is a photographic and bibliographic journey of the 19 American Presidents claiming Irish descent.

75 Running Feet.
Rental fee is $1,500.00, one month minimum.
50% Discount for non-for-profit organizations.

Ronald Regan

This exhibit has been displayed at: Leo O'Brien Federal Building, Albany, NY Albany International Airport, Albany, NY Hibernian Center, Albany, NY Children's Museum of West Virginia Heritage State Park Visitor's Center, Lawrence, MA
	John F. Kennedy

"Presidential Portraits:
American Presidents of Irish Descent"
Version 2

Theodore Roosevelt

“Presidential Portraits: American Presidents of Irish Descent” is a panel exhibit highlighting the 19 US Presidents of Irish Ancestry. In addition each panel has a brief biography of the President’s spouse or First Lady.

20 panels containing images and narrative.
23” by 30.75” gater board construction with laminated face.
Approximately 75 running feet.
Suggested artwork for brochures and rack cards.
Fee $4,000.00 for a minimum exhibit period of 30 days, a 50% discount for non-for-profit organizations.

This exhibit has been displayed at:

Siena College, Loudonville, NY
The Celtic Hall, East Greenbush, NY

John Adams

"Dublin 63"

A Jarvey Driver

"Dublin 63" captures the essence of life on the docks and in inner city Dublin in 1963. These 54 framed photographs, by the late Marvin Koner, tell the economic and social story of Ireland’s capital city in the 1960’s.

Rental fee is •$1,500.00 for minimum exhibit period of 30 days. 50% Discount for non-for-profit organizations.

54 framed photographs with captions.
80 running feet.

This exhibit has been displayed at:

Albany Public Library, Albany, NY
Hibernian Hall, Albany, NY
City Hall, Albany, NY Albany
Albany International Airport, Albany, NY

Waiting to cross O'Connell Bridge

"Dublin '63 (Then and Now)"

Mates introduction to a pint of Guinness

Dublin Then and Now is a panel exhibit utilizing Marvin Koner’s black and white photos to show life on the docks and in the inner city of Dublin in 1963. The exhibit concludes with images from forty years later, in 2003, that shows the drastic economic and social changes that has taken place in the capital of Ireland.

30 panels containing images and captions.
23” by 30.75” gater board construction with laminated face.
Approximately 90 running feet.
Suggested artwork for brochures and rack cards.
Fee $4,000.00 for minimum exhibit period of 30 days, a 50% discount for non-for-profit organizations.

Sculpture commemorating dock worker

This exhibit has been displayed at:

National Library of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland

"Fire Upon the Hearth"

The Celebration of Irish-American Women" outlines the major contributions of Irish and Irish-American Women to America.

30 panels containing images and narrative.
Suggested artwork for brochures and rack cards
Artifact sources available
Fee $4,000 minimum exibit period 30 days, 50% discount available to non-for-profit organizations.

First Edition

30" by 40" wood structure with Sinatra laminated face.
Framed with Vermont Maple.
Approximately 110 running feet.

Second Edition

25" by 32" on gator board with laminated face.
Framed with Cherry.
Approximately 80 Running feet.

Sharon Christa McAuliffe

This exhibit has been displayed at:

Kerry County Library, Tralee, Co. Kerry, Ireland
The Margaret Mitchell House, Atlanta, GA
NYS Department of Environmental Conservations Building, Albany, NY
Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee, WI
Tarpon Springs Public Library, Tarpon Springs, FL
NYS Department of Transportation, Albany, NY
NYS Thruway Information Center, Guilderland, NY
Heritage State Park Visitors Center, Lawrence, MA
Youth Museum of Southern West Virginia

Helen Keller & Anne Sullivan

"Go and Preach the Kingdom of God: The Irish in Religion" Second Edition

Sister Catherine McAuley & Bishop John Hughes

This exhibit focuses on the origins and contributions of Religious Orders that were founded in Ireland and traveled to America.

The second edition, available for travel, consists of the following:

30 full-color panels of text, photographic and sketch images
Dimensions 36" high by 48" wide on sintra, laminated
Fee $4,000 for a minimum exibit period of 30 days. 50% Discount for non-profit organization