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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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