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Newbridge Style Icons Museum

Newbridge silverware while a household name in Ireland forever, used to just produce silver cutlery and tableware. However it expanded a few years ago with designers such as John Rocca and Louise Kennedy being brought on board to produce contemporary silver jewellery, glass and special occasion giftware lines alongside the infamous cutlery which is still on on wedding wishlists throughout the country.
This led to the creation a cool new FREE exhibition centre in Newbridge dedicated to Style Icons such as Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly and Marilyn Monroe. And of course the late great Michael Jackson which cleverly gained them (tastefully before he died) world wide media attention drawing crowds in excess of 2000 a day....

Michael Jackson

Sadly, like the great man himself this exhibition has moved on to Japan but there is still plenty to see for everyone and judging by the crowds the day I was there, extremely popular. From latter day screen legends like Grace Kelly whom the Irish have a particular fondness for, to the modern divas like Madonna whom we dont, only joking? The museums latest addition is a display of Beatlemania which no doubt will generate a few flash backs or even hot flushes for some. My favourite 'moment' was coming across the actual lamp from the cult (for me anyway I used to even do the nose twitching bit) television series 'I dream of Jeannie' srarring by Larry Hagman.

I dream of Jeannies Lamp

A word of warning though it is difficult to find as there are very few road signs(a long story) take the first left when you cross the bridge into town just after the church and follow the road around then you wont miss it? Dont either it is an excellent FREE day out. There is a huge shop on the groundfloor full of bling and sparkly things with plenty of special offers and a nice bright cafe/restaurant.

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