an exhibition of western worlds
featuring crafts, collaborations, rare books, music, drama, video, and exclusive artwork
presented by NUI Galway
comes to
W.B. Yeats always looked west. Yeats & the West discovers what it meant to him, and what this means for us.
Presented by NUI Galway, Yeats & the West comes to the Model, Sligo, featuring an exciting programme of public talks, guided tours, and schools events.
24 March to 12 May 2016 The Model, Sligo
Curators Tours Thursdays at 1pm. Public Talks Thursdays at 6pm
Open: Tue-Sat 10am-5.30pm
Thurs: 10am-8pm
Fri: 12am-5pm
Mon: Closed
Through crafts, collaborations, and landscapes Yeats & the West tells the story of going west to find out who we really are.
This special exhibition for his 150th birthday runs 24 March to 12 May in the Model.
Take in the crafts and symbols that started the Irish Revival.
Learn more about the figures whose art and ideas shaped modern Ireland.
J.M.Synge at The Playboy of the Western World dress rehearsal, by John Butler Yeats
Through drama, film, rare books, manuscripts, artwork, crafts, and music, feel what it must have been like to a be a part of this cultural revolution.
Remembering this revolutionary year come and discover the collaborations that led to a real revolution.
Come and see how far west this revolution spread – even as far as Hollywood!
At the Model, Sligo, until 12 May 2016.
24 March to 12 May 2016
Open: Tue-Sat 10am-5.30pm
Thurs: 10am-8pm
Fri: 12am-5pm
Mon: Closed
Curators Tours Thursdays at 1pm. Public Talks Thursdays at 6pm
Yeats & the West 