Irish Museum Object by Eugenia Luna

Irish Museum Object: Che Guevara's Image

As I explore the multiple and informational museums in Ireland, I found it hard to choose one item that I could share and be genuinely interested in. It wasn't until I came across banners promoting  a new display of epic iconic figures in Ireland. One in particular that intrigued me the most was Che Guevara's image.
 The  museum is called The Epic. To give you a quick story of who Guevara: he is as a figure in the US. Guevara has a negative spotlight in America due to his socialist ideology and his support for the Cuban Revolution where he fought alongside Fidel Castro, also, he fought in the Bolivian revolution where he was later killed in. In many ways, he is the kind of figure that you either hate or love for what he stood and fought for. With this being said, my question was "is Che Guevara perhaps appealing enough of an icon to be part of the epic topics of Ireland? If so, why?
I set myself to find out on my last free day in Dublin, Ireland and purchased a ticket to learn more about this controversial man. As I was paying for my ticket, the receptionist asked what brought me there. I told her about my interest in Che Guevara and that I wanted to know how his information was presented to the public. She gave me an amicable smile and encouraged me to share any feedback on what I though about the information display for him. This made me feel much more eager to check out his name in the gallery.
Turns out, his ancestor migrated to South America during the 19th century from Galway!
Guevara would often mention the revolutionary fighters in Ireland and the events that the country was facing. Which was one of his inspiration to continue fighting for those ignored by their government in Latin  America.
The famous back and white picture of him have become ever since a popular symbolism of revolution world wide. 

Though, a similar replica of his hat in an all white color was found in the museum. I found it quite ironic since the color white is often seen as a color of peace. Back at home, Guevara wasn't always interested in fighting peacefully, quite the opposite which led to his persecution. Yet at the same time, he wanted the poor and everyone else to be seen as equal regardless of their social status. Regardless of the fact, his motives are still being questioned by many.
I was still amused that The Epic Musuem  would claim such iconic figure for Ireland. I did not perceive any signs of negativity on him. I have come to the conclusion that perhaps they understand more on what Guevara wanted to do although he failed at accomplishing his goals. Which reminds me of the characters of the Easter Rising 1916: those 16 educated man were also persecuted for starting a revolutions and fighting back. Although they failed, they did not loose hope, still believing that something would turn out from all that work. I think that perhaps Guevara is not as controversial in Ireland and there is an  appreciation of what his image has become world wide by presenting him as part of the epic icon category.The information, mostly facts that I found about him was fairly correct.
Nonetheless, it was quite an epic experience