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| Title: | The Museum of Newport Irish History Welcomes You | | Date: | 7/13/2023 - 10/29/2023 | | Address: | 648 Thames Street, Newport, RI 02840 | | Location: | Newport, RI | | Hours: | 12 noon to 5:00 pm | | Cost/Cover: | Admission is by Donation | | Web Page: | https://newportirishhistory.org/ |
| Details: | The Museum of Newport Irish History Interpretive Center is open for the 2023 Season. Public hours are 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (closed Mon-Wed). Come check out our recently "refreshed" layout and exhibits hosted by our knowledgeable and engaging docents!
Visitors to the Center will learn about Irish immigration to Newport County from the colonial era to the present and of the many contributions made to our community by individuals of Irish descent. The exhibits include maps, photographs, models, videos, and artifacts, including some from the construction of nearby Fort Adams, built with Irish immigrant labor. The newest exhibit spotlights the Newport-Kinsale Sister City relationship.
-The Center is located at 648 Lower Thames Street, just south of Narragansett Avenue.
-Free parking is available on the street.
-Admission is free for members of the Museum of Newport Irish History and by donation for others.
NOTE: Private visits to the Center on alternative days/times and in the off-season may be arranged with adequate lead time to arrange a docent. To inquire, please write to NewportIrishHistory@gmail.com
ABOUT
The Museum of Newport Irish History, a volunteer-driven, non-profit 501c3 organization, was founded in 1996 and now boasts over 900 members. In addition to operating the Interpretive Center, the organization sponsors numerous educational, cultural, social, and fundraising events throughout the year, including the popular Annual Lecture Series, which has just completed its 21th season. The organization also restored and maintains the historic Barney Street Cemetery at the corner of Barney and Mt. Vernon Streets, steps from Washington Square. It is the final resting place of many of Newport’s earliest Irish residents. The cemetery was established to support Rhode Island’s first Roman Catholic parish (1828), the forerunner of the current St. Mary’s Church at the corner of Spring Street and Memorial Boulevard.
To learn more or to join the Museum, please visit www.NewportIrishHistory.org, stop by the Interpretive Center during public hours, write us at NewportIrishHistory@gmail.com.
(photo by Allan Millora) |
| Event is: | Every Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | | Audience: | 12 and Up | | Category: | Tours, Museum | | Sponsored By: | Museum of Newport Irish History | | Submitted by: | Ann Arnold |
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