The Irish Emigration Museum is kicking off the Oscars weekend with a quirky event.
Movie fans will have a chance to pose with the Oscars statuette at the museum's headquarters in Dublin's docklands next week. The statuette was first conceptualised by Cedric Gibbons, a leading figure in the Hollywood film industry at the time.
The statue will be on proud display from March 8 until March 14 in the museum. The initiative will be a welcome one for many movie buffs amid the Oscars buzz, as 14 Irish hopefuls are up for nomination.
