The Linen Hall revisits and reinterprets the 1921 partition of Ireland in an insightful, new exhibition starting 4 October. This is complemented by a series of events featuring luminaries from academia, showbusiness, and politics. Are you happy? Or almost happy? On 11 October join Brian Kaplan MD and art therapist…...
IT’S A SUPER SEPTEMBER AT THE LINEN HALL
In September, the Linen Hall remembers Belfast poet Padraic Fiacc in a month-long photographic display in the Library’s Vertical Gallery. Also in the lineup is an open day to mark the launch of the Library’s partition centenary project. Members of the public are invited to bring in items and stories…...
Charabanc: A Cultural Exchange in Russia
By Carol Moore In this blog Carol Moore, a co-founder of Charabanc Theatre Company, talks about the exciting first years of the company, and what she describes as ‘a journey of female empowerment’. Charabanc at the Winter Palace Square, St. Petersburg, Russia. (Copyright: Louis Edmondson) My memories are based on…...
LINEN HALL IS WORLD’S FIRST LIBRARY TO RECEIVE DIVERSITY RECOGNITION
The Linen Hall Library has become the world’s first library/museum and tourist destination to be awarded the BS 76005 Diversity and Inclusion certificate from accredited certification body Centre for Assessment. Following a rigorous assessment process involving staff and volunteer interviews and an in-depth examination of current and historical Linen Hall…...
New Enlightenment Festival Coming in 2022
Belfast’s Linen Hall Library has been awarded £26,200 from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland National Lottery funding to launch the Library’s pilot Enlightenment Festival which will take place in 2022. The Linen Hall will work in partnership with DoranBrowne Arts Programming & Consultancy (Seán Doran and Liam Browne) to…...
