Laces & Legacy exhibition

After many months of working closely with the Armagh County Museum, the South Armagh Lace Collective are delighted to invite you to the opening of the ‘Lace & Legacy’ exhibition which will take place on Saturday 5th July at 11.30

This is the first of three exhibitions scheduled to take place across the island this summer as part of the Laces of Ireland Project which is funded by Creative Ireland’s Creative Communities on a shared island and led by Limerick County Council.

The exhibition will open to the general public on Monday 7th July until Saturday 11th October in Armagh County Museum.

The exhibition showcases fine examples of lace from the Museum’s collection and from across the Island of Ireland. The exhibition will include works from renowned Irish fashion designers Olwen Bourke and Natalie B Coleman. Also on display are iconic lace pieces from the Sybil Connolly Collection on loan from the Hunt Museum, Limerick which includes the stunning ‘Pink Ice’ Dress and her black ‘Illusion’ Opera Coat both made from Carrickmacross lace.

The Laces & Legacy exhibition also offers an intimate insight into the enduring value of traditional hand craft skills and heritage lace techniques. The exhibition showcases the lacemaking traditions of Ulster with an array of lace making groups and individual lacemakers coming together for the very first time to proudly showcase the strength and depth of our lace making heritage.