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 Photo Museum Ireland 

Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, D02 X406. T: +353 1 6714654; info @photomuseum ireland.ie; photo museumireland.ie; X: @PhotoMuseum Irl; IG: @PhotoMuseumIrl; FB: @PhotoMuseumIrl. Tues-Sat: 11am-5pm. Mon by appointment for education, artists archiving & training. Closed Sun. Free entry. Map

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Until Apr 12: Project Groundswell - Major European visual arts
initiative led by Photo Museum. The four award winners use the power of photography to highlight
climate action and the realities of responding to climate change: Yvetta Monahan (IRL) The Ocean
Within; Ingmar Björn Nolting (DE) Eviction; Maria Oliveira (PT) Bone Foam; Goncalo Fonseca (PT) A
Burning Landscape. Besides the gallery exhibition, an outdoor projection in Meeting House Square displays the work of the eight Showcase Award Winners from
across Europe

 

Apr 22-May 24 Taylor Wessing Irish Photo Prize 2026 - Major new exhibition of contemporary
photography in Ireland that brings together powerful and diverse responses to the 2026 theme: Community – Ar scath a cheile a marieann ne daoine. Selected from over 500 submissions, the works explore belonging, identity, and collective experience. The prize is intended to encourage excellence, vitality, and diversity in contemporary photography in Ireland. Works by 30 shortlisted photographers and lens-based artists: Chad
Alexander, Salem Anowe Chukwuezi, Philip Arneill, Niamh Barry, Lisa Bennett, Deirdre Brennan, Missy
Brinkmeyer, Michael Cassidy, Ishmael Claxton, Polina Cosgrave, Shane Coughlan, Michael Croghan,
Evanna Devine, Laura Dunwoody, Cat Gundry-Beck, Caroline Guinan, Conor Horgan, Shane Hynan, JP
Keating, Joe Laverty, Xuying Li, Jeanette Lowe, James Mahon, Jillian McGrath, Yvette Monahan,
Emma O'Brien, Clodagh O'Leary, Mandy O'Neill, Keelin O'Shea, Chris Reid, Emily Roche, Blaise
Smith, Laura Smith

 

From May 28: Beneath | Beofhod - Shane Hynan. Photographs depicting the landscape of bogs in the Irish midlands,
contemplating ancient elemental traces as well as social and environmental justice

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Ongoing workshops: Get practical guidance with hands-on photography workshops led by practising artists. Explore street or fashion photography, learn to take better photos with your smartphone, or how to
print your own images in our darkroom. Open to beginners and professionals, these workshops connect you with the knowledge to expand your practice. Members get exclusive discounts, special facilities access, and a free tote bag. Connect with Ireland's
vibrant photography community – annual membership starts from €25

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