We are pleased to announce that we have completed our Museum Conservation Project 2022, Sponsored by the Heritage Council under the Community Heritage Grant Scheme 2022. This project is being funded by a grant of €6,935 from The Heritage Council. It…

Just about this time last year, on August 20th and 27th 2021, we dedicated two articles to the late Sr. Teresa Margaret, the Presentation Sister credited with the revival of Mountmellick Embroidery in 1971 as we marked that 50th. Anniversary. Today,…

Following on from the previous note this is to update you on our very pleasant trip to Festival Interceltique de Lorient where at their invitation we (Ann Dowling and Dolores Dempsey) represented Mountmellick Embroidery and Heritage Museum at this v…

Au Revoir et Bon Voyage! We are delighted to announce that Mountmellick Embroidery and Heritage museum has been invited to exhibit and provide workshops at Festival Interceltique de Lorient (commencing 5th August, for 1 week.) This international fes…

Welcome again, We are delighted to inform you that Mountmellick Embroidery and Heritage Museum is now again open to all visitors. To arrange a visit please contact us at mountmellickmuseum@gmail.com or phone 057 8624 525 Our online museum shop remai…

Welcome again all friends of Mountmellick Embroidery and Heritage Museum. We hope that this finds you all well, remaining safe and busy preparing for Christmas. As the year end approaches it is a time for us to reflect on what was a challenging but …

As part of the centenary celebrations of the founding of the state, we are compiling a simple register of Laois Cumann na mBan members, since there is no existing record of members. We are doing this on the basis of information supplied by family me…

This is to inform all potential visitors to our museum that due to the rising trends in coronavirus cases and in line with government advice The Board has decided to close the museum until the situation improves. We will of course keep you updated t…

Welcome again friends of Mountmellick Embroidery and Heritage Museum. While Covid 19 is still a cause for concern and in our thoughts daily, I am delighted to be able to share a good news story in relation to our museum development. This week we are…

Welcome again friends of Mountmellick Embroidery and Heritage Museum, we hope this finds you all well and staying safe and getting back to some sense of normality as we knew it. Thanks to Marie and Storm for the articles below which is part of our p…