Irish American Heritage Center Gallery
Specialty: Irish and Irish-American Culture
Neighborhood: Ravenswood
Features: An T-Athair Liam MacGabhann Collection of Irish Language Books and the Ornate Chair Commissioned by The Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago used for Dignitaries at their St. Patrick's Day Dinners
Hours: By Appointment Only or Tour arrangement with the Main Office
General Info
Due to the extensive collections, a Tour Guide or Docent will accompany all visitors through the museum. Museum acquisitions include a magnificent collection of Belleek Parian China; a Tapestry by Lily Yeats, sister of W.B. Yeats; a Historic Chair Commissioned by The Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago on the occasion of the visit of U.S. President William Howard Taft on St. Patrick's Day, 1910; a square grand piano dating from the late nineteenth century; an exquisite collection of Irish lace; the first organ from St. Patrick's Church in St. Charles, Illinois; and a series of Historic Maps showing the Irish contribution to European Culture from the Sixth to the Twelfth Centuries.
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