Event Details
Dates
26/09/2024 – 29/09/2024
Time
12pm-5.30pm Thursday to Saturday
12pm-3pm Sunday
Location
Galway Arts Centre | Nuns Island Theatre
Ticketing
Free
Event Type
Exhibition,
The Beady Pocket
Beady Pockets are culturally significant items of clothing for the Traveller community. Traveller women traditionally wore beady pockets over their skirts, and in them would hold anything important or precious. They were decorated with stitching, embroidery and adornments such as buttons, brooches and medals.
This exhibition will showcase beady pockets old and new, including those recently created by young women from the local Traveller community in a series of workshops run by Galway Traveller Movement. Also on display will be the brand new ‘larger-than-life’ Misleór Beady Pocket, which will be decorated by our nomadic guests from around the world for years to come.
Pavee Beoirs Whiden… Traveller Women Talking
Donegal Travellers Project presents this beautiful exhibition of intricately detailed mannequins. Created by women and girls from the Traveller community in Donegal, the work explores a range of themes, including identity, culture, addiction, mental health and gender equality. Presented alongside a powerful community-made quilt representing culture, education, unity and equality.
The Tinsmith
A collection of stunning colour photographs featuring expert tinsmith Bernard Mongan and his family, documented by National Museum of Ireland staff in 1965. © These images are reproduced with the kind permission of the National Museum of Ireland.
Beady Pocket Workshops
As part of the exhibition, two Beady Pocket workshops will take place on Friday, 27 September and Saturday, 28 September, from 4pm-5pm.
Explore the rest of the festival programme for Misleór Festival of Nomadic Cultures, running from 26-29 September 2024.
