The main focus of the Museum is to conserve and display original pieces of Mountmellick Work (Embroidery) and to protect the memory of Mountmellick’s rich Quaker industrial past.
The museum also stocks a wide range of books along with Mountmellick Embroidery fabric, thread, needles and patterns.
Dolores Dempsey delivers regular classes/workshops in the Museum of Mountmellick Embroidery. Dolores is a Master Craftsperson with 40 years’ experience teaching, designing and creating unique pieces of Mountmellick Embroidery.
Mountmellick Embroidery is part of Ireland’s National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Contact details:
- Website: Mountmellick Embroidery and Heritage Centre
- Facebook: Mountmellick Museum
- Email address: mountmellickmuseum at gmail.com
Location: Irishtown, Mountmellick, Co. Laois . R32 A0PK
Exhibition:
Mountmellick Embroidery & Heritage Centre
MDA Business park, Irishtown, Mountmellick, Ireland, Laois, Ireland
Museum open Monday to Friday 9:30am to 4:30pm. Weekends by appointment.