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First Fridays

Multidisciplinary artist Laura Sheeran and novelist and poet Susannah Dicket

Friday, 1 May 2026 | 6pm

Join us on Friday, 1 May, for First Fridays! The museum will be open late from 6pm until 9pm, with free admission and special events throughout the evening.

6.00pm-9.00pm | Exhibition
Wild Earth
Visit MoLI’s newest exhibition, Wild Earth, an exploration of Irish writers and the natural world through time, featuring poetry and prose from the sixth century AD to the present day.

6.30pm | Reading
Laura Sheeran
The multidisciplinary artist and director discusses The Persona Project, a musical exploration of identity, expression and preserving human creativity in the age of AI.

8pm | Reading
Susannah Dickey
The novelist and poet from Derry reads from her new novel, Into the Wreck.

First Friday’s is presented with the support of PwC and the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon.

Photograph of a woman at the 'Dear, Dirty Dublin' exhibition at MoLI.

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