At MoLI we host a rich programme of special exhibitions alongside our permanent exhibitions.
There is something for everyone at MoLI
Witness priceless artefacts like Copy No. 1 of James Joyce’s Ulysses up close, step into the enchanting world of a beloved children’s story, or immerse yourself in a celebration of Irish romantic fiction.
HOLY SHOW
Curated by Brendan Mac Evilly An annual arts journal and production house, Holy Show presents Irish life through the eyes of writers and artists. Here, we’ve assembled a kaleidoscopic retrospective of the first six issues of Holy Show , celebrating the magazine’s short but explosive impact on Irish cultural life. ...
Curated by Christodoulos Makris 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. The poems collected in this ...
In partnership with UCD Library Special Collections. Ink and Imagination featured very special items from the UCD LIbrary Special Collections. More than 500 years of creativity was represented in this exhibition of items – you could see archives that reveal literary work as it was being written, beautiful rare books ...
In this audio essay, writer and podcast producer Ian Maleney probed how different media and narrative industries have told the story of the final years of peat harvesting in the Irish midlands. Prompted by conversations with a film-maker, a theatre maker and a journalist – each in their own ways ...
