Ward Irish Music Archives Exhibits

Fulfilling it's role as the year-round educational arm of Milwaukee Irish Fest, the Ward Irish Music Archives has developed several physical and online exhibits that explore a number of Irish music topics. These exhibits are often featured at several festivals and events across the United States each season.

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Exhibits:

Irish American Hall of History

Irish American Hall of History

Celebrating the history of Irish and Irish Americans in American Entertainment

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When Johnny Comes Marching Home: The Irish in the American Civil War

When Johnny Comes Marching Home

This Ward Irish Music Archives exhibit explores the Irish in the American Civil War, told through music, stories, and biographies.

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Our traveling exhibits include:
 

  • John McCormack: Great Irish Tenor
  • George M. Cohan: Irish-American composer and song and dance man
  • Bing Crosby: America's most popular entertainer of the twentieth century
  • History of Irish Rock Music
  • History of Irish Traditional Music
  • Music of the University of Notre Dame
  • 75 Years of RTE (Radio Television Erin)
  • Come Back to Erin: Irish Travel Posters of the Twentieth Century
  • Irish American Song Stories: An Exhibition of Irish American Sheet Music, 1850-1950
  • Irish American Entertainment Hall of History
  • The Irish in Film
  • Irish Railways: 1834-2001
  • Spencer Tracy & Pat O'Brien "Two Guys From Milwaukee"
  • A Celebration of Irish American Women
  • Remembering Tommy Makem

Our exhibits have been featured at:
 

  • Bing Crosby Centenial, Gonzaga University, 2003, Spokane, WA
  • Hofstra University, Bing Crosby Conference, 2003, NY
  • Cleveland Irish Cultural Festival, OH
  • Dublin Irish Fest, Dublin, OH
  • Irish Fair Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
  • Milwaukee Irish Fest, WI
  • Maryland Irish Fair, MD
  • Missouri River Irish Fest, St. Charles, MO
  • Sprecher Brewery, Milwaukee, WI
  • Kansas City Irish Fest, Kansas City, MO
  • La Crosse Irish Fest, WI
  • Chicago Gaelic Park Irish Fest, IL
  • Celtic Fling, Manheim, PA
  • Memphis in May, TN
  • Erin Fest, Peoria, IL
  • Colorado Irish Festival, Littleton, CO
  • Irish Cultural & Heritage Center, Milwaukee, WI
  • Celtic Night for Literacy, Racine, WI
  • Wauwatosa Public Library, WI

If you are interested in learning more about the archives and discussing use of one of our exhibits at your event, please, e-mail the Ward Irish Music Archives at staff@irishmusicarchive.com or contact us at:

Ward Irish Music Archives
1532 Wauwatosa Ave.
Wauwatosa, WI 53213
Phone: (414) 476-8999