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Water for Peace is the theme of this year’s #WorldWaterDay

https://www.un.org/en/observances/water-day

https://thewaterforum.ie/water-consumers-lack-knowledge-of-supply-and-treatment-or-how-much-water-they-use/

What stories do children and young people have about their water heritage? How can they explore their relationship with water? What do they hope for the future of water in their lives? #thewaterwewant encourages these questions through art.

We are delighted to launch the 2024 competition The Water We Want in Ireland for children and young adults. The annual competition is run by the Global Network of Water Museums. Each member can submit six entries to the Global Final. All finalists will be shown in the global on-line digital exhibition. Six category winner schools will each receive €250.

See all details here: The Water We Want 2024 Competition (Ireland)

Today is the day we celebrate water and how precious it is. The current war in Ukraine highlights how utterly dependent we are on water for life – Вода (voda) – how vulnerable we are to shortage of supply and contamination. To deprive people of water is a war crime. The International committee of the Red Cross explains how international humanitarian law protects water: https://www.icrc.org/en/doc/resources/documents/interview/water-ihl-interview-220307.htm

Unfortunately, there are many wars raging and many humanitarian crises across the globe putting pressure on access to water and to clean, safe water. A huge amount of work remains to be done to ensure everyone can access it for drinking, hygiene and sanitation, health and well-being. We have the knowledge and capability, do we have the will?

UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG6) give us a pathway to achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all by 2030. We are currently in the UN Water Action Decade (2018-28) a conference for WWD 2023 will comprise a mid-term review. This will be our chance to reinvigorate our determination to achieve SDG6 and to redirect resources to where they are most needed.

The image above is the charming Water Museum in Kyiv situated in a restored water tower: https://discover-ukraine.info/places/kyiv/kyiv/951 It is a reminder of better times in that beautiful city.

Here is a lovely video of the museum:

Let’s hope that someday soon peace will prevail and we can visit this beautiful place to support the people of Ukraine and its economy.

https://leov96.wix.com/aqua1?lang=en

Update: thank you to everyone who has submitted photographs for the Global Exhibition so far. We can continue to accept submissions via We Transfer until Monday 20th December at 12pm (midday) IST/GMT/UTC (please see below)

The Global Network of Water Museums will launch a Global Digital Exhibition to celebrate the next World Water Day on 22nd March 2022.

The theme is: Water Memories – exploring humanity’s relationship with water and the emotions it evokes. Photographic memories help us value our water heritage, celebrate it and build empathy and awareness for wise use of this shared resource.

As a member museum of the Global Network, the Water Museum of Ireland may submit up to 15 images for inclusion in this global digital exhibition. We also hope to host the Global Exhibition later in the year.

If you would like your work to feature in the exhibition please submit a high resolution image (min 4MB) via WeTransfer to hello@watermuseumofireland.ie Please include: your name, professional/company name, image title and a 100-200 word description as well as any references/credits/date/location etc. (see example below). Please submit images by 18th 20th December 2021 (12pm noon). Any difficulties or questions, please email hello@watermuseumofireland.ie

As we celebrate our beautiful planet today, we remember the times we cherished our place and our freedom to roam. Our featured image, of Loch Tay in the Wicklow Mountains, is from Earth Day 2019, the last Earth Day before Covid-19 challenged us as never before.

This amazing place in the vast universe, Earth, our home, our shared home, is defined by water and the life it gives. The Water We Want competition is an opportunity for children to voice their wishes for their future, to celebrate their water heritage and to connect to the Sustainable Development Goals. A simple drawing, photograph, poster, short video, song or audio to partake in a Global Digital exhibition may be submitted by individuals or groups via schools. See more here: Competition for children

Most of us don’t have to give a second thought as to how we will be able to wash our hands to help protect ourselves and our loved ones from Covid-19. However, for millions it is a major challenge everyday to access clean water. The importance of hand hygiene, specifically washing with soap, has been highlighted during this pandemic. Read more about #GlobalHandwashingDay

Access to clean water and sanitation is a basic human right and a key UN Sustainable Development Goal – #SDG6.

Thank you to all who contributed to such a wonderful gathering for our inaugural event and to the four amazing women who shared their time, stories and creations with us on World Rivers Day, 27th September 2020.

Watch the full webinar on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/463052910

Welcome from Water Museum of Ireland
Introduction by curator, Marina Veluz
Muireann NicAmhlaoibh
Basia Irland
Shanai Matteson
Tanis Kovats
Discussion
Closing words from Living Waters Museum, India

A special collaboration between the Water Museum of Ireland and the Living Waters Museum, India, has led to this unique event celebrating the practice of four creative women whose works are inspired or connected to water. Under the umbrella of the Global Network of Water Museums we welcome artists and participants from round the world to join us on World Rivers Day, Sunday 27th September.

Curated by Marina Veluz , this live webinar promises to be an entertaining, thought provoking and enjoyable way to while away a couple of hours on World Rivers Day. Read more about the artists: artistspdf

Date: Sunday 27th September 2020
Time: 1-3 pm Irish time; 2 – 4 pm CEST (Central European Summer Time)
You can check your local time here: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=20200927T120000&p1=257
Please register your interest by email to: marina.velez@marinavelez.com

Muirean Nic Amhlaoibh

Basia Irland

Shanai Matteson

Tania Kovats