Join Fiona McShane, mindfulness coach, weekly, for an hour of relaxation and mindfulness in the contemplative environment of the gallery, and within Ursula Burke’s exhibition Siren.   Presented in a series of 6 sessions in April/May/June on Tuesday mornings from 10am – 10.50am, access via Five Good Things Café to the gallery.   Book for the […]

Taking place on Thursday, 25th April to mark Poetry Day Ireland’s 10th year, join the Drogheda Creative Writers for an afternoon of words and meaning.   Poetry Day Ireland’s theme for this year is ‘Good Sports’ celebrating the good sport in all of us, the drive to give it a go or to have a […]

Led by Gallery Assistant, Nela Hadija, join us Saturday 13th April for another informal family workshop, where you will explore block printing and make another great piece.   Inspired by our current group exhibition, lucent, let your imagination wander and your hand play, as this time you will invent and make your very own prints […]

A gallery-based workshop led by artists Caoimhe O’Dwyer and Jennifer Slater, who will bring you through our current exhibitions, this time, Colin Martin’s Empathy Lab, and immerse you in the ideas that he is exploring, followed by an informal practical workshop.   These activities are especially designed to go at your child’s pace so as to capture […]

Jean Ryan brings you closer to the ideas, thoughts, processes and theory considering our temporary exhibitions, this next session taking place on Saturday, 6th April, 1pm.   In this session, Jean will focus on the group exhbition – lucent – featuring the work of twelve irish and international artists Charles Brady (Ire), Niamh Clarke (NI), […]

Family Time! Nela Hadija leads an informal gallery workshop working with collage and looking at Colin Martin’s Empathy Lab exhibition!   Family Workshop – Discover Collage   Empathy Lab is a new exhibition by artist Colin Martin, and offers the starting point for this informal workshop led by gallery assistant, Nela Hadija.   Feel free […]

Saturday 23rd March from 2 – 3pm   Join writer and artist, Roger Hudson, as they hold a special performance for this year’s World Poetry Day.   ‘Round the World and Through the Ages   Proving how strong a creative force poetry has been for the whole human race wherever they have manifested, this afternoon’s […]

Visiting town for the St Patrick’s Day Parade?   Warm up with the wonderful sounds of songs from the iconic St Peter’s Male Voice Choir, with an extra selection of songs inspired by our evolving traditional and musical culture.   Informal seating, with complementary tea and coffee

Immerse yourself in a cultural weekend of art and music as Drogheda Brass Band present a St Patrick’s themed performance within the Lower Gallery, and within Colin Martin’s exhibition Empathy Lab, where you can indulge your senses as Drogheda marks our national festival.   About Drogheda Brass Band was formed in 1886 as the Colonel Leonard […]