We are pleased to inform you that the ‘Years of Chaos & Hope’ is coming to life this August, to mark poignant anniversaries in the history of Northern Ireland. 1922 was the deadliest year of the Twenties’ conflict and 1972 was the deadliest year of the recent Troubles. 100 and…...
The Linen Hall Enlightenment Festival is back!
The Linen Hall Library is looking forward to welcoming you to the second part of the Enlightenment Festival 2022! The Linen Hall Library Enlightenment Festival is designed to highlight themes emanating from the great European intellectual movement of the 17th and 18th centuries. Keywords that resonated throughout the Enlightenment, such as reason,…...
March Is Women’s History Month at the Linen Hall
The Linen Hall boasts a fabulous female line up in March featuring artists Leontia Haldenby and Kim Montgomery with their exhibition We Were On Our Way To Something launching 1 March. We also welcome three new books by Northern Irish female writers including the deeply moving Her Other Language: Northern…...
It’s a Literary Lovefest at the Linen Hall in February
Bestselling author Brian McGilloway, photojournalist Martin Nangle and other prominent writers headline the Linen Hall’s February calendar of events. Also featuring is the Library’s inaugural Enlightenment Festival from 1 – 5 February which guarantees to bathe the historic institution in a new literal and metaphorical light. February event schedule: Enlightenment…...
Linen Hall Receives £100,000 Sustainability Grant
The Linen Hall is absolutely delighted to have been awarded £100,000 from the Dormant Accounts Fund NI. The Fund, delivered by The National Lottery Community Fund in conjunction with the Department of Finance, is supporting the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector to be more resilient and prepared for…...
