Making Our Own Museum is a new, exciting multi-cultural project, communicating and emphasizing the richness of diverse cultures in the local community.Who owns Kerry County Museum? The fourth class pupils of CBS, Tralee which are the artists and designers of our forthcoming exhibition ‘Making Our Own Museum’ discovered the answer quickly: ‘All of us!’
The 30 participating children are building their own exhibition using objects which are relevant and important to them. The objects are chosen from the Museum’s collection but also from their own lives and hence they intertwine past and present stories and experiences.
‘Making Our Own Museum’ gives children the opportunity to unleash their creativity through story telling and creating objects with a personal and wider meaning. The exhibition and an accompanying catalogue will be launched in April/May 2009 and the artwork will be displayed throughout the Museum.
