Make sure to check out this episode of World Book Café on BBC World Service tomorrow! Recorded pre-lockdown here in MoLI it features @NaoiseDolan, @SJSwords, @SarahDavisGoff, @CaitrionaLally in conversation with @roisiningle https://t.co/uVMKrl8aoZ @simplesimon_ie
Here's the third and final instalment of our #CreativeWriting series, Virtually (Re)Writing History. Again, we've published wonderful written pieces from our participants, inspired by museums objects from @UlsterMuseum and their own imaginations #KicktheDust
Rachel responded to another of Conor's pieces, this time depicting a reader. This served as inspiration for a poem that, like the painting, celebrates the joys and solace of reading 📚
https://t.co/ldXoW4BbX7
Loved being part of the RRR Creative Writing programme! Check out their page for more insight into how NI's young people have engaged with the museum sector during lockdown.
First up, Rachel has written a museum label, inspired by the works of William Conor and the access we get to the artist's life through this sketch of his studio. There's even a shout out to @CafeConor which forms part of Conor's legacy. https://t.co/nOHbkZVbl6
What's a good way to retell a story? 🐺 👵🏻 Find out at 10.30am on Friday with Deirdre Sullivan (@propermiss) in the latest episode of #NovelTeens, our online mini-masterclasses for young writers. https://t.co/HWO7qSv6Fi
I don't mean to diminish the intellectual brilliance about to deluge us, but the #BigBookWeekend@BelfastBookFest panel on Northern Irish fiction currently playing on https://t.co/6diuJnphUB is worth it simply for Paul Muldoon's accent 💚
Congratulations to all the writers shortlisted for the inaugural #DalkeyLiteraryAwards for Emerging Writer and Novel of the Year. Winners announced 20th June! @dalkeybookfest
https://t.co/sWDWmiYgxE
A cultural great: Trinity's Dr Melissa Sihra reflects on the extraordinary contribution Lady Gregory made to an emerging arts scene in Ireland: https://t.co/ekruxiW6nA #TrinityExperts#Arts#Drama
Have you had a chance to listen to our new podcast series?
Hosted by @CaelainnH, Portals takes listeners beyond their radius, through conversations with a half-dozen writers based across the globe.
Episodes with @yaffaesque and @fffmelchor now streaming: https://t.co/YGzzhwiTxR
It's time for our #HomeFromHome challenge! Today's challenge is inspired by artist & writer #SaraBaume and asks you to draw, paint, or sculpt a miniature of your home, apartment, room or favourite building & share it with us. Here's a @TinyIreland Glucksman to get you inspired!😍
We're back again with another virtual tour! This week we visited the @CBL_Dublin online tour to view their online collection of manuscripts, rare books and other treasures from Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Asia. #irishmuseumsonline#museumfromhome
"Ulysses" by James Joyce is composed in 18 episodes mirroring Homer’s "Odyssey" and takes place in over 18 locations around Dublin. Experience your personal odyssey through James Joyce’s epic novel with our "Readings & Songs" event from the comfort of your home. #Bloomsday2020
Join artist Ursula Burke for @ReimagineRemake & @MakingFutureHQ talk this Sun 21 May at 1pm. Hear Ursula discuss her most recent exhibition 'A False Dawn’, installed in our museum before it closed, her life and practice. Register ��� https://t.co/Xl3n7cHz96 https://t.co/AgOnDC5U6w
In our second #NovelTeens video, author Dave Rudden (@d_ruddenwrites) talks about how to create a compelling antagonist for your story. What is that makes a villain really stand out? And how do they put pressure on your story’s heroes? 📺 https://t.co/QNEsBOk9dd
Now, more than ever, it's important to pay attention to our mental health and to talk about how we're feeling. To that end, we're sharing a selection of works from our collection that explore stories of mental illness, stigma, resilience and hope.
https://t.co/u0fmxGGFl0
In just over an hour, our second virtual Art+Science Reading Group with @TLRHub at @tcddublin will be kicking off online - and this time, we're discussing #poetry, #pathology and #textilearts with @AnnaDumitriu.
Find out more and register here: https://t.co/7edPENNJqw