Tara’s Palace Museum of Childhood at Powerscourt House is now taking bookings for Primary and Post Primary School tours. CALL 01 2748090 TODAY.

At Tara’s Palace children can see Ireland’s largest doll’s house, tiny works of art in miniature, a variety of other dolls houses and toys dating back 300 years. They can try our Museum Quiz and have fun in the interactive room playing with toys and/or colouring pictures. All children will receive a prize for entering the quiz. The cost per child is only €2.50 from which a donation is made to Irish children’s charities. There is no charge for supervisors.

Coach parking is available on site. There is a courtyard area for children to have their picnics. The Avoca Terrace Cafe has a large selection of food including salads, soup, sandwiches, hot meals and delicious cakes and pastries. There are plenty of open spaces for children to explore after their visit and lunch.

A visit to the Powerscourt Garden or Waterfall can be included in your visit. Call Powerscourt on 01 2046000 for bookings and prices.

The couple had one son and six daughters, who all used the surname Mitford rather than Freeman-Mitford. The girls were known collectively as the Mitford Sisters. Nancy and Jessica became well-known writers. It is thought the dress was worn by several of the Mitford children.

A collection of Christening Robes is now on display at Tara’s Palace Museum of Childhood, Powerscourt House, Wicklow.

]]> http://museumofchildhood.wordpress.com/2011/11/14/our-christmas-charity-for-2011/feed/ 0 Christmas flyer 2011 Portrait museumofchildhood Christmas at Tara's Palace http://museumofchildhood.wordpress.com/2011/10/14/we-have-a-winner/ http://museumofchildhood.wordpress.com/2011/10/14/we-have-a-winner/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:36:40 +0000 Tara's Palace Museum of Childhood http://museumofchildhood.wordpress.com/?p=366 Continue reading →]]> The winner of the Name the Doll Competition is Elizabeth Whiston with her entry of “Gwendolyn”. We picked this name because of its close association with the museum. During the summer of 1907 in Dublin, a little girl called Gwendolyn, aged 3, declared to her father, Sir Neville Wilkinson, that she saw a fairy disappear among the moss at the bottom of an old sycamore tree. Sir Neville promised his daughter that she would see the home to which the fairy had returned. He then set in motion the creation of a miniature palace called Titania’s Palace, and commissioned James Hicks of Dublin to create the exterior. It was through the loss of Titania’s Palace from Ireland to Denmark in 1967 that Mr Ron McDonnell was inspired to build another miniature Palace and thus began the story of Tara’s Palace.

Classes will be on Wednesday afternoons from 3.30 to 5pm.

The cost is €60 for the course. Materials will be extra.

Places on the course are limited. Book now to avoid disappointment. Call Nicola on 086 8607068 or email marketing@taraspalace.ie

Special Halloween Quiz

Fancy Dress Competition on October 31st at 3pm in the museum at Powerscourt House, Enniskerry. Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. All entrants will receive a small gift. Our face painter will be there on the day to get you ready for trick or treating. There is no charge for face painting. Normal admission fees to the museum apply.

The doll has a bisque porcelain head, open mouth, finely painted lashes and brows, and pierced ears.

We would like to thank Emilia’s Ristorante, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow for sponsoring this competition. The winner will receive a €50 voucher for Emilia’s Ristorante. To enter the competition fill in the form below. Please see terms and conditions.

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Terms and Conditions

Competition closes at 12 noon October 14th 2011.
Prizes cannot be exchanged for cash.
The winner will be notified by email.
Employees of Tara’s Palace and Emilia’s Restaurant not eligible to enter.

October 1st & 2nd 2011

The Slazenger family is delighted to be celebrating 50 years in business at Powerscourt Estate. To mark our golden anniversary, we have some great events taking place at Powerscourt on Saturday and Sunday October 1st and 2nd! We would be delighted for you to come along and do spread the word to your family and friends!

To mark this golden anniversary, Tara’s Palace Museum of Childhood have organised an afternoon of Face Painting and Hula Hoop Skills which will take place in the museum on Saturday and Sunday October 1st and 2nd 2011 from 2.30 to 4pm. The museum is located on the first floor of Powerscourt House. Normal admission fees apply. Go to http://taraspalace.ie/events/ for more information.

If you have ever thought that dolls’ houses are only toys for children – think again! Dedicated dolls’ house collectors are almost exclusively adults, and discerning ones at that. They regularly travel across oceans and continents to meet, place orders with, and buy from, the good craftsmen [and women] who make exquisite, perfectly scaled, museum quality, models in miniature. Visit http://www.miniatura.co.uk/articles/whatis.html for more information.