14 Henrietta Street is a social history museum of Dublin life, from one building’s Georgian beginnings to its tenement times. We connect the history of urban life over 300 years to the stories of the people who called this place home.
Culture Club is a series of hosted talks and tours that introduce and encourage people to connect with the cultural spaces of the city.
We invite people to see, experience and learn about Dublin’s cultural places.
Events are free but should be booked in advance.
We are making the city’s cultural buildings, organisations and networks more visible and easier to find to let people know what cultural spaces, venues and people are in their neighbourhood.
Richmond Barracks is a building of historical importance located in Inchicore.
It is home to a library, garden, and Culture Connects, a programme of cultural activities that celebrate the experiences and interests of the local communities and people
We want to listen, explore and learn about what’s important to the people of Dublin, to understand what matters to them.
We create partnerships to try out ideas, test new approaches and add to the city’s cultural vibrancy.
Creative Residencies encourage makers and experts to pilot new partnerships with organisations.
In 2021, five artists were appointed to the Creative Residency in Art and Sport.
We create partnerships to try out ideas, test new approaches and add to the city’s cultural vibrancy.
We have built a database and map of Dublin’s culture. The Cultural Audit and Map adds to Dublin City Council’s knowledge base to inform decisions by the city council departments, planners and strategists.
Dublin City Historians in Residence work in neighbourhoods across the city to encourage local people to engage with history, and to promote its sources and discussion, especially the historical collections in Dublin City Library and Archive.
In September 2020, Dervilia Roche was announced as Dublin’s first Historian-in-Residence for Children.
We build cultural projects with communities, connecting artists, groups, and villages with libraries, museums and creative places across Dublin City.
We want to open up ways for people to experiment with all kinds of culture.
Culture Connects is a year-round programme that invites people in Dublin to try out new things.
We want to explore and discover, with others, to continually improve what we do. We know that we are stronger together so we consult widely and incorporate the thinking available into our work to ensure it's relevance and quality.
The Dublin Festival of History is an annual festival with free events like walks, talks, tours, screenings, and more.
