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Explore our digital exhibitions

Did you miss out on an exhibition about your favourite author at the museum? Many of our physical exhibitions also enjoy a longer life in digital form on RadioMoLI.

Wild Earth

How do poetry, storytelling and language offer a way to connect – or reconnect – with nature? In Wild Earth , we explore this question by immersing ourselves in over ninety texts by Irish writers, dating from the sixth century to the present day. The varied representation of nature in ...
Photograph of a person holding a stack of romance novels.

Happy Ever After

Two people are drawn together. Life gets in their way – but love prevails. In the end, they live happily ever after. At the heart of romance fiction is a relationship and the promise of an emotionally satisfying resolution. In these books, loved by millions the world over, the conclusion ...
Graphic depicting the covers Holy Show magazine issues 1-6.

HOLY SHOW

An annual arts journal and production house, Holy Show presents Irish life through the eyes of writers and artists. This exhibition assembled a kaleidoscopic retrospective of the first six issues of the magazine, celebrating its explosive impact on Irish cultural life.
Black and white photograph of two people looking at a projector in MoLI's 'Is This a Poem?' exhibition.

Is this a poem?

This was an exhibition about pushing the boundaries of poetry. Visitors could explore the entire museum to discover works of poetry that exist beyond the page: poems that are sound, sculpture, image, film, short performances, software, and objects you could touch.

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