On Friday September 21st 2012, locals and visitors across the island of Ireland will enjoy the unique experience of Culture Night, a free night of entertainment, discovery and adventure taking place in a record 30 towns, cities, counties and islands in Ireland. Museums, galleries, churches, historic houses, artists’ studios and cultural centres will open their doors late into the evening welcoming people of all ages to taste and sample their cultural delights for free on the evening.
Remember so many of the venues open on Culture Night are open for you to enjoy all year round so keep your Culture Night programme handy for use throughout the year as you plan your cultural adventures!
Earlier this month we asked for your reviews, your favourite Dublin Culture Night 2010 venues and tips for this year and now we’re thrilled to share these! Over the next few days will be spilling the beans on what you thought were the best venues and your top tips! Today we have two reviews focusing [...]
Greenhouse 17 Andrew Street, Dublin 2 Come along and visit the Greenhouse @ 17 St. Andrew Street, Dublin 2 for an evening of environmental activity and sustainability challenge. The Greenhouse, home to ECO-UNESCO and Cultivate, will be a hive of activity for young and old alike. There will be [...]
Katie Donovan (poetry) Christine Dwyer Hickey (fiction) Alan Glynn (fiction) Tom Mathews (poetry) Writers will read from 7:30pm until 10:00pm. Venue: Sweny’s Chemist, Lincoln Place, Dublin 2 Katie Donovan was born in 1962 and spent her youth on a farm near Camolin in Co. Wexford. She studied at Trinity College Dublin and at the University [...]
CROSBHÓTHAR is a series of simultaneous outdoor projections throughout the Gaeltachts on Culture Night 2011 Each projection features the work from artists based in orwith a connection with An Ghaeltacht. It brings together the work of over 80 visual artists includingGeorge McClelland, Maria Simonds-Gooding, AnthonyHaughey, Bernadette Cotter, Tomás Ó Cíobháin and KatieHolten. The project is [...]