Irish Children on Film in the 1950s

dublin | history and heritage | event notice Monday January 29, 2007 15:51 by pat c

Irish Children on Film in the 1950s

Sunniva O’ Flynn, Irish Film Archive

Tuesday 30 January 2007 6.30 pm.

Enjoy a unique opportunity to see rare film capturing Irish children’s lives in the 1950s. Most of the film extracts which you will see have been carefully selected from the non-fiction collections of the Irish Film Archive, and were made by both Irish and foreign film-makers. You might spot yourself or relatives!

National Museum of Ireland - Decorative Arts & History
Collins Barracks
Benburb Street
Dublin 7

Lecture Series: Down Memory Lane

location: Decorative Arts & History

The Museum has organised a lecture series to accompany the temporary exhibition Down Memory Lane: Childhood in the 1950s. This lecture series will look at childhood memories, school life, health and welfare, childhoods as captured on film and children’s literature in the 1950s Ireland.

Talks will take place on Tuesday evenings from the 9th January to 6th February at 6.30pm in the Lecture Theatre. Coffee will be served before the lectures

National Museum of Ireland - Decorative Arts & History
Collins Barracks
Benburb Street
Dublin 7