Celebrating the life and works of WB Yeats and his talented family.
The Yeats Building in the heart of Sligo is a hub for literary culture and the arts. We have a permanent Yeats exhibition and the Hyde Bridge Gallery on the first floor offers a range of contemporary exhibitions. In 2023, we will offer the 64th Yeats International Summer School – the longest-running literary summer school in the world.
Culture Night 2023
Three sessions: 5pm, 6pm and 7pm
Venue: The Yeats Building, Sligo
Celebrate Culture Night at the Yeats Building.
Sit in our specially created ship. Hear about the pirates of Rosses Point, that inspired Jack and WB Yeats. Enjoy some sausages – the food that the poet ate the night he got news of his Nobel Prize award – 100 years ago.
The Wild Swan Theatre Company present
Time: 1pm
Venue: The Yeats Building, Sligo
For info and advance ticket reservations call 087 6360895
This performance is part of the official Decade of Centenaries Programme. Making the Centenary of the award to WB Yeats of The Nobel Prize in 1923.
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Yeats Web 12023-08-04 16:26:402023-08-04 16:49:39The Drawing JournalUse our app to explore the majesty of Sligo landscape, which inspired the poet WB Yeats all his life.
The app includes photos, video and poetry recitals, all of which will enhance your journey. Trails can be walked, cycled or driven and take you around all of county Sligo to places that Yeats knew and loved. The trails include walks through forests, by the sea and up mountains.
This app makes use of GPS to show you places of interest close to your current location.
Download via the App Store or Google Play.
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Tuesday – Saturday: 10am-3pm
For further information please contact us at 071 9142693 or via info@yeatssociety.com
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Entry to Yeats Exhibition: €5
Family ticket (2 Adults, 2 children over 12): €16
Entry to Yeats Exhibition with talk: €8
Entry to Yeats Exhibition with talk and library visit: €10
Entry to Hyde Bridge Gallery: Free
Entry for children under 12 is free of charge.
Please contact us at 071 9142693 or via info@yeatssociety.com
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Funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development.
