Family events

Family events on Culture Night 2011 are listed below

Family

• ‘ReView’ by axis:Ballymun 7pm – 8pm

  A Celebration of Youth is the theme for this years ensemble piece commissioned especially for Dublin Culture Night 2011. Inspired by local young people, this musical piece focuses on all that is good about being young, living in Ballymun, celebrating…

• ‘Hip-hop….Pop n Lock’ Tallaght Community School Dance Team 5.30pm

  South Dublin County Council’s ‘NOISE South Dublin’ programme promotes youth arts groups based in the County.  In collaboration with Temple Bar Cultural Trust, NOISE are delighted to present the Dizzy Footwork Dance Academy & TCS Dance Te…

• Children’s Art Jam at Curved Street, Temple Bar

  Children’s Art Jam

  While you’re walking from gallery to gallery – why not paint your own masterpiece on Curved Street, Temple Bar?  Children of all ages are invited to pick up a paint brush and paint canvases on the easels provided at the out…

• Blanchardstown Library

  Fingal County Council will celebrate Culture Night at Blanchardstown Library on Friday 23rd September from 7.00-10pm. 

  At 7.00pm, 6-12 year olds can hunt for clues and treasure at The Phantom Tollbooth storytelling & activity quest. (must be bo…

• Newpark Music Centre

  7am Breakfast concert followed by children’s music workshops at 3pm and
  4:30pm. All events are free but ticketed. Please contact Newpark Music Centre for further information on 01 2883740
  From 7am – 5.30pm

  Newpark Music Centre
  Newtownpark Ave…

• Merrion School Of Music

  Free Music Lesson Workshops until 8.30pm, then Free Live Music from Dublin bands including Les Marionettes in aid of Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin – 8.30pm until late.
  From 5pm – 11pm

  Merrion School Of Music
  78 Merrion Square
  Du…

• Dublin Contemporary 2011

  A new large-scale visual art exhibition which runs from 5 September to 31 October. More than 90 Irish and international artists will participate through brand new commissions and mini solo exhibitions held at the main exhibition venue at Earlsfort Terr…

• Ceannáras Chonradh na Gaeilge

  Turas treoraithe ar cheann de na hárais is stairiúla sa chathair agus réimse imeachtaí iontacha eile don chlann ar fad trí mheán na Gaeilge – get your cultúr on as Gaeilge with guided tours and fun for all the family at the Ceannáras!
  From 5pm…

• Religious Society of Friends

  Quakers have met in silence in Temple Bar for over 300 years. Find out more with short talks, DVDs and a one hour play, The Chocolate Paradox, at 6pm and 8pm. The play will connect Quaker history and values with modern-day concerns.
  From 5pm – 11pm
  …

• New Acropolis Ireland

  Drop in for a series of rolling events throughout the evening: we will have mini talks on philosophy, culture, mythology, arts, and the art of happiness; visual art events for all the family, an exhibition and home made cakes.
  From 4pm – 10pm

  New…

• Music Network

  Join Music Network for an eclectic evening packed with live music from some of Ireland’s most exciting classical, jazz and Irish traditional ensembles. With open workshop from 5pm and hourly performances from
  7pm until 10.30pm, there’s something h…

• Tailor’s Hall

  Performances of classical guitar and chamber music from 6pm. Guided tours of the building throughout the evening with refreshments also available.
  From 6pm – 10pm

  Tailor’s Hall
  Back Lane
  Dublin 8
  01 454 1786 – 01 707 7076
  www.antaisce.org
  pr…

• RADE

  The screening of RADE’s trilogy of short films Today, Hard Day and Birthday. The films are shot in Dublin and have been shown at Irish Film Festivals. Free screenings.
  From 5pm – 9pm

  RADE
  OLV Building
  Cathedral View Court – Off New Street
  Du…

• Red Dog Design

  Come join us on Red Dog’s first Culture Night. We will be delighted to show you our studio, our work and our poster exhibition. Free limited edition prints available on the night. Music, beverages and graphic designers on tap!
  From 5pm – 11pm

  R…

• The Complex

  The Complex Gallery welcome ‘Shul’ a group mixed media exhibition featuring Roger O’Neill, Paul Hickey, Judy Foley and Jane Locke. From 8pm, The Complex will host an evening of musical entertainment with headlining soul and funk fusion act Mob Fa…

• National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts & History

  Drop in and explore the Museum’s exhibitions, there will be fun family learning with the Museum’s collection of objects specially for handling, a Culture Night trail for families, and special tours. Please see www.museum.ie for more details. Free a…

• GAA Museum – Croke Park

  Croke Park is Ireland’s largest and most iconic sporting arena and is the third largest in Europe. Join us on a stadium tour and immerse yourself in our sporting and cultural heritage.Visit the newly refurbished GAA Museum.
  Booking is essential at �…

• The Custom House

  The exhibition covers the history of the Custom House and its architect James Gandon. It explores the main activities of the Government offices that occupied the building for over two hundred years – revenue collection, communications, poor relief an…

• An Post – GPO

  Visit the An Post Museum in Dublin’s GPO. Letters, Lives and Liberty is a fascinating exhibition exploring the role of the Post Office in Irish life. Take part in the An Post children’s quiz – ideal for family fun!
  From 5.15pm – 9.30pm, final …

• Trócaire

  Help celebrate the launch of Trad-for- Trócaire. It promises to be a fun and energetic event which will, through the positive medium of Irish traditional and folk music, help raise awareness for some of the world’s poorest and most vunerable communi…

• Talbot Gallery Studios

  Come to Talbot Gallery Studios for an exciting and interactive mix of illustration, graffti, photography and installation.
  From 5pm – 10pm

  Talbot Gallery Studios
  51 Talbot Street,
  Dublin 1
  01 855 6599
  www.talbotgallery.com

• The LAB – Dublin City Council Arts Office

  Dublin City Council’s multidisciplinary arts venue will showcase a solo exhibition by emerging Irish artist Ruth Lyons alongside drop-in arts workshops for families.
  From 6pm to 8.30pm and music from 8pm to 9.30pm.
  For more see www.thelab.ie
  From …

• Science Gallery

  Liquid mercury, glowing uranium, or sinister arsenic – which element stirs you up? How much nickel does your body contain? What element will you bring to the periodic table? Culture Night marks the final night of Science Gallery’s current exhibitio…

• RHA Gallery

  Six exhibitions on view, including work by James Coleman and Lisa Yuskavage as part of Dublin Contemporary 2011, Futures 11 featuring Alan Bulter, Barbara Knezevic, Vera Klute, Sheila Rennick and James Merrigan, new work by Charles Tyrrell and James En…

• Glasnevin Trust

  Glasnevin Museum is open to visitors free of charge from 5pm – 9.30pm, with free Cemetery Tours at 5.30pm and 6.30pm. The museum will host a free talk by its Historian Shane MacThomais – Politics of Burial – at 7.30pm (Booking is advised).
  From …

• National Gallery of Ireland

  Enjoy special tours and talks. Get creative in our family art workshop and drawing demonstration. 10% discount in the shop and café. We recommend pre-booking your free exhibition pass in advance. Full details and schedule on www.nationalgallery.ie
  Fr…

• National Concert Hall

  No musical experience? No problem! Come and play the Javanese angklung, a tuned bamboo musical instrument. Hour-long workshops are at 7pm, 8pm and 9pm in the Kevin Barry Room. Places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis! Suitable for a…

• National Library of Ireland

  Guided tours of our magnificant reading room at 6pm, 8pm and 10pm. Guided tours of our Yeats exhibition at 7pm and 9pm. Visit tour children’s exhibition Tall Tales and Deadly Drawings and explore Library treasures in our Discover exhibition.

  Guid…

• National Museum of Ireland – Natural History

  Nocturnal Nature. Drop into the Museum on Culture Night to take a tour, inspect some meteorites or learn more about the Museum’s History. Please see www. museum.ie for more details. Free admission
  to the museum sites from 10am – 9pm.
  From 3pm –…

• National Print Museum

  Join us in celebration Culture Night 2011 with a special evening of printing
  demonstrations, workshops, music and lots more. The famous man of
  print, Johannes Gutenberg, will also be joining us. Free admission.
  From 6pm – 11pm

  National Print Mu…

• Royal Dublin Society (RDS)

  Experience hands-on ceramics and crafts workshops, discover the wonders of puppetry, enjoy guided tours of this historic Society, meet Ireland’s native (stuffed!) mammals and have items valued by a team of experts including Henry Sandon from the Anti…

• Alliance Francaise

  Feeling creative? Do you doodle? Now is your chance to leave your mark on a large canvas for everyone to see. Join in the fun, whether you stay for 5 or 30 minutes, whether you are 2 or 102 years old; whether you add to someone else’s drawing or make…

• Gallery Zozimus

  Situated in Dublin’s Arts and Antiques Quarter, join us in Gallery Zozimus for an Art Exhibition with demonstrations and other special events!
  5pm – 11pm

  Gallery Zozimus
  56 Francis Street
  Dublin 8
  01 453 9057
  www.galleryzozimus.ie

• St. Patrick’s Cathedral

  Join us for an evening of music starting with Evensong from 5.30pm and then at 6.30pm The Intercultural Voice in association with the Office for Integration, Dublin City Council; a choral evening with a variety of choirs from Dublin’s many different …

• The Contemporary Music Centre

  The Spatial Music Collective create a sonic experience of live and electronic music inspired by the past, shaped by the future, in the shadow of Handel and tailored to CMC’s historic home. Installations and live performances across the evening.
  From…

• Chester Beatty Library

  This is your last chance to see The Art Books of Henri Matisse exhibition (closes on Sunday 25 September). Join us at 3pm for family activity packs or 6pm for our Arab Jazz Night with Sami Moukaddem and his band. Free guided tours at 7pm, 8pm or 9pm. S…

• Dublinia

  See Viking and Medieval Dublin come to life and unearth the city in the History Hunters exhibition!
  From 6pm – 9.15pm

  Dublinia
  St. Michael’s Hill
  Christ Church, Dublin 8
  01 679 4611
  www.dublinia.ie

• Dublin Castle

  Did you know that Dublin Castle has the most extensive remnants of the mediaeval city? Come and see the old walls and much more …
  (Please note, the State Apartments of Dublin Castle are accessible for wheelchair users. The Medieval section is not wh…

• St. Audoen’s Church (OPW)

  Take a lively guided tour of this very atmospheric church built in 1190 and sited at the heart of Medieval Dublin.
  From 5.30pm – 9.30pm

  St. Audoen’s Church
  Cornmarket (near High Street)
  Dublin 8
  01 677 0088
  www.heritageireland.ie

• Oxfambooks

  Nourish your soul and soothe your mind at Oxfambooks evening of music and words. Warning: attendance may seriously improve your health.
  From 7pm – 10pm

  Oxfambooks
  23 Parliament St
  Dublin 2
  01 670 7022
  www.oxfamireland.org

• Gaiety School of Acting

  Try your hand at acting! Exciting, dynamic and fun classes open to all ages and abilities. Come for fun and laughs and maybe you’ll discover you’re the next big thing…?!
  From 5pm – 11pm

  Gaiety School of Acting
  Essex Street West
  Temple Bar…

• Gallery of Photography

  Making Space is an exhibition of large colour photographs by Noel Bowler. The work explores how homes, offices and warehouses are being transformed into prayer spaces by diverse Muslim communities across Ireland.
  From 5pm – 11pm

  Gallery Of Photog…

• The Ark – A Cultural Centre For Children

  Dazzling fiddle player and violinist Zoë Conway and guitar player John McIntyre (The Revs) perform in The Ark’s gorgeous child-sized theatre. Suitable for ages 3+
  6pm / 6.30pm / 7pm / 7.30pm / 8pm
  Duration: 20 Minutes. Tickets on door, first come …

• Irish Film Institute

  IFI Irish Film Archive presents a selection of films from the The O Kalem Collection (1910 – 1915) the earliest surviving fiction
  films shot in Ireland. The programme includes The Lad From Old Ireland (1910) and For Ireland’s Sake (1914) with live…

• Filmbase

  Get into Film with Filmbase this Culture Night! Short film screenings, filmmaking tips, demos and more. See our website for more info.
  From 5pm – 11pm

  Filmbase
  Curved Street
  Temple Bar, Dublin 2
  01 679 6716
  www.filmbase.ie

• National Wax Museum +

  The National Wax Museum Plus offers a museum experience unlike any other, whether you are young or old, a culture vulture or fun seeker, star struck or star studded, its the ultimate entertainment experience for all. Last admission: 9.15pm.
  From 7pm �…