Our celebration of the teddy bear was officially opened on Thurs 6 February by Frances Fitzgerald TD, Minister for Children & Youth Affairs
Our celebration of all things Teddy Bear was officially opened last night by the Minister for Children & Youth Affairs, Frances Fitzgerald. We were delighted to welcome the Minister back to The Ark for whom she has been a great friend and supporter.
The Minister, along with over ninety other special guests got the opportunity to have a preview of the V&A Museum of Childhood's beautiful touring exhibition Teddy Bear Story along with The Ark's other cuddly visitors in Mark Nixon's stunning Much Loved photographic portraits, our Irish made teddy bear exhibit and The Ark staff's teddy collection. They also got to learn about real bears and where they used to live in Ireland as well as tucking into marmalade sandwiches and honey cakes!
