Open Call:
Contribute your family photos to the Photo Album of the Irish Archive project! 

We’re bringing ‘Photo Album of the Irish: England Edition’ to London, Manchester, Birmingham and Newcastle!

Join us in contributing your family photos and histories to a new digital archive and book, celebrating the stories of those with Irish heritage.

Booking is required.
Please email info@photomuseumireland.ie using the subject line ‘Photo Album England’, and include your name, the participating centre you will visit, and your contact details.

Participating CEntres:

Monday 12 August - St. Anne's Club, Birmingham Irish Centre
Tuesday 13 & Wednesday 14 August - London Irish Centre
Thursday 15 August - The Irish World Heritage Centre, Manchester
Friday 16 August - Tyneside Irish Centre, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

Materials to bring:

We are interested in different types of photographs: from old black & white photographs dating from the mid-19th century to colour photographs from the 1960s-1990s. The older the better!

• We are particularly interested in photographs that illustrate family histories across generations in your locality and beyond.

• Ideally the photographs will be clear and in focus: they will be in good condition and may be individual photos or in albums, but not in sealed frames.

• We cannot accept photocopies, poor-quality laser prints or images from your smartphone/social media.

• We will ask you for some information on your family heritage and any information you might know about the photos.

The project includes a website, full-colour publication and a touring pop-up exhibition. You can find more information on our website: www.photoalbumoftheirish.com

Images: © Courtesy McCourt family collection

Supported by the Government of Ireland Emigrant Support Programme. Organised in partnership with Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool