Events
Events
MoLI hosts a programme of events across the museum, including performances, readings, talks and workshops. Join our newsletter below to hear about upcoming events, or become a member to benefit from advance booking.
Previous events at MoLI
‘An Afternoon with Oscar Wilde’
4 August 2024 - 25 August 2024 | 12.00 | MoLI
Join us for a special, limited run of ‘An Afternoon with Oscar Wilde’, an adaptation of Neil Titley’s 'Work is the Curse of the Drinking Classes'. Wonderfully witty and sincere in equal measure, this performance by actor Will Govan will teleport audience goers to 1898 Paris, one year after Wilde’s release from prison.
UK born actor Will Govan attended the Heatherley School of Fine Art in London, before pursuing a career in publishing & journalism as the co-founder of The Moth magazine. Having performed Shakespeare in his youth, Will has recently returned to his first artistic love and revived the award-winning Moth Productions theatre to take on the role of Oscar Wilde in 'Work is the Curse of the Drinking Classes'.
Director’s Book Club
16 April 2024 | 17.00 | Online
Calling all MoLI members! For our next Director's Book Club – on Tuesday, 16 April at 5pm on Zoom– we will be reading Sophie White's book, Where I End, with the author joining us to discuss the book. Check the latest MoLI Members' Bulletin for details, or become a member today to join the book club.
The Great MoLI Book Swap
13 April 2024 - 14 April 2024 | 10.30 | MoLI
Join us for the Great MoLI Book Swap! Taking place across two days, 13 and 14 April, the Book Swap is your opportunity to rehome your well-loved books, and pick up some new reads in the process. Entry is included with general admission (half price with code bookswap). Spend a day exploring our exhibitions and exchanging books with fellow bookworms!
Pride and the Pen
6 April 2024 | 15.00 | MoLI
Join MoLI on a tour through Ireland’s storied queer heritage, from censorship to celebration. Explore Ireland’s queer literary heritage, from the trials of Oscar Wilde to the novels of Emma Donoghue to the plays of Frank McGuinness, and many more.
April First Fridays
5 April 2024 | 18.00 | MoLI
Join us on Friday, 5 April, from 6pm for First Fridays! The museum will be open late, until 9pm, with free admission and a talk at 6.30pm featuring Sinéad Walsh, Climate Director at Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs and a reading at 8pm by Emer McLysaght, co-author of the Aisling series of novels. It is also a great opportunity to check out our new exhibition, Is this a poem?. The Commons Café is also open late!