News from the National Botanic Gardens | Irish Botany News | Research Projects | Kilmacurragh News
This is a round up of news stories from the National Botanic Gardens. We also run an Irish Botany News page, a Research Projects page and news from the National Botanic Gardens, Kilmacurragh.
Dublin Book Festival
The Dublin Book Festival is one of Ireland’s most successful and vibrant book festivals, running since June 2006. As part of the festival The National Botanic Gardens are delighted to host three fantastic events: These Are My People Poetry Walking Tour Breda...
Exhibition: ISBA: Crainn na hÉireann, ‘Delighting in the Detail’
‘Crainn na hÉireann – Ireland’s Native Trees’ by the Irish Society of Botanical Artists opens Sunday 29th of October. The exhibition will be open every day until Sunday 12th of November at the Visitor Centre! This major project ‘Crainn na hÉireann – Ireland’s Native...
Halloween Themed Tour: Magic, Murder and Monkshood
Themed Tour: Magic, Murder and Monkshood Discover the darker side of some of the plant collections with this adult only tour. Throughout human history, plants have been used not just for sustenance and shelter, but also for more unsavoury practices. From poisons and...
Halloween at Glasnevin 2023
Join us for Halloween at Glasnevin 2023 for some very special spooky events!Get ready for lots of plant based thrills this Halloween, starting with our Harvest Display from Friday 13th October until Sunday 5th November. This fabulously designed display will showcase...
Christmas Market 2023 – application form
Christmas Market Closing Date for Applications Sunday 1st October 2023 Our market this year will be held on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th December and we are now taking applications. Please fill out the below form. We will be assessing applications with sustainability...
Autumn Heritage Series: Plant Hunters Tour
Discover amazing stories of adventure, determination and endeavour as we reveal the tales of the plant hunters! Autumn Heritage Series: Plant Hunters Tour In the post-medieval period access to the wider world becomes easier and the thirst for botanical knowledge...
Sculpture in Context 2023
Sculpture in Context is the largest sculpture exhibition in Ireland. Showcasing sculpture for over 35 years, this annual event is organised by Sculpture in Context, an artist-led organisation, in association with the Office of Public Works and the National Botanic...
The Garden of Shadows
Installation by Jony Easterby 14 Sep 2023 until — 24 Sep 2023 Step into Dublin’s Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin to a world where art and nature converge, as you explore a series of immersive sound and light installations. This experience celebrates the beauty and...
Dublin Fringe Festival: A Symbiotic Symbiotic Movement
An evening of weaving individual and collective experiences through sound. It is a story of connection, of adapting, of place-making and loss. A research-led project initiated and curated by Laura Skehan, featuring composers Clíona Ní Laoi, Masaya Ozaki and Banu Çiçek...
Flower Power – presented by the Irish Patchwork Society and The European Quilt Association
A free exhibition of approximately 300 small round textile art pieces (think LP size) inspired by the theme of “Flower Power”. These interpretations fit beautifully in the glorious surrounds of the National Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin. Viewed together they are a...
Eye on Nature Exhibition 2023
Monday 19th June to end of July - Exhibition: Eye on Nature 2023 RTÉ and the National Botanic Gardens of Ireland with the Office of Public Works present Eye on Nature, Ireland’s prestigious national wildlife photography exhibition. These photographs represent the rich...
Chapterhouse Theatre Company presents The Secret Garden at the National Botanic Gardens Glasnevin
On Monday 26th June at 7.00pm Chapterhouse Theatre Company will present an outdoor performance of The Secret Garden at the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin. Join young Mary Lennox on her journey of discovery as she travels to her uncle’s house deep in the Yorkshire...