Judging Famine Follies

Vaulted Stables - Event Space

  October 22nd at 3:30 pm in the Vaulted Stables. Judging Famine Follies is a new, free play that explores how Irish historic houses and heritage sites were created and shaped during the period of the Great Hunger. Ireland’s landlords have been widely vilified for failing to feed their starving tenants, yet monuments to their benevolence...

Culture Night at Strokestown Park 2023

Vaulted Stables - Event Space

  On Friday, 22nd September we will celebrate the culture of Ukraine and Ireland through art, music, and food. Our Ukrainian and Irish volunteers will be serving up traditional home-baked treats in our beautiful Vaulted Stables Event Space. The center-piece of the event will be the opening of an exhibition of paintings created by our...

Heritage Week – A Story of the Irish Famine in Clay

Vaulted Stables - Event Space

Potato People – A Story of the Irish Famine in Clay Live audience with sculptor Joe McCaul, creator of the sculpture exhibition ‘Potato People’, which is on display at the National Famine Museum until the end of August. Joe will talk about the motivation behind the creation of this emotive work. He will also explain...

The Potato People Exhibition

Vaulted Stables - Event Space

FINAL CHANCE TO SEE THESE REMARKABLE SCULPTURES AT STROKESTOWN PARK - EXHIBITION ENDS THIS SUNDAY AUGUST 27th. Step into a captivating world of history and art at The National Famine Museum, as we proudly present Joe McCaul's extraordinary sculpture exhibition titled "The Potato People." Located within the magnificent vaulted stables this unique display promises a...

The Photo Album of the Irish Canada exhibition

Vaulted Stables - Event Space

Access with every ticket and members free Open until 18th June 2024   The Photo Album of the Irish Canada exhibition celebrates the ordinary and extraordinary histories of Canadians with Irish heritage across generations, reflected in family photo albums. The exhibition is part of a wider Photo Album of the Irish project which includes publications...

Ireland EU50, Erasmus + and lifelong learning in Museums

Vaulted Stables - Event Space

  Come and celebrate 50 years of Ireland’s EU membership with free talks in a magnificent historic house. Engaging speakers including Michael Doorly (Concern Worldwide), Jemma Lee (Léargas), Gerry O'Sullivan (former Director of the Erasmus+ National Agency at the Higher Education Authority), and Caroline Nash (Karatas Consultants) will explore the European Union’s role in promoting...

IMBOLC – Visual art Exhibition

Vaulted Stables - Event Space

Title: IMBOLC Entry Fee: FREE Artists: Frances Crowe, Margo Mc Nulty, Lea Farrell, Olena Kovalevych Launch hosted by Mary Kennedy (RTE Presenter) on the 28th of January at 3 pm this exhibition will be open until the 26th of February as part of Brigid's awakening festival IMBOLC features work that acknowledges the past, celebrates our...