A letter from Bing Crosby to an archbishop, live performances and musical bells in the Burren among the many free Culture Night offerings.
The first Culture Night was held in Dublin's Temple Bar in 2006, and over the last seven years it has become a nationwide event celebrating a rich and diverse cultural heritage.
Clonliffe College is opening its doors to the public, with an exhibition of religious art and documents from its archive, which includes a letter from American entertainer Bing Crosby.
The Little Museum of Dublin will have extended opening hours, and a performance of Molly Bloom’s soliloquy. Curator Simon O’Connor describes Culture Night as an evening where,
People are being tourists in their home town.
Outside the capital, culture lovers will be spoiled for choice. University College Cork’s (UCC) School of Biological Earth and Environmental Sciences (BEES) will exhibit specimens from its collection. If trapeeze artists and acrobats sound more appealing, Cork Circus Factory will entertain with a family friendly cabaret.
Uplifting songs from Ennis Gospel Choir will fill the 13th-century Ennis Friary this evening. Further north, sounds of a different kind will be heard thanks to Bells Across The Burren, a trail of musical instruments made from recycled material located at Newtown Castle in Ballyvaughan.
The outdoors and performing arts are on offer in the south east, with walking tours in the Comeragh mountains, experimental dance in Waterford, art workshops in Kilkenny and music events in Wexford.
There’s something for everyone of all ages.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 20 September 2013. The reporters are Sinéad Crowley, Jennie O’Sullivan, Cathy Halloran and Damien Tiernan.
