Past On-site Exhibitions

07 Feb 2022 - 30 Apr 2022

7 February – 30 April 2022 (LexIcon Level 4)

Dreamer’s Space is a series of small interactions that inspire ideas and stillness. Corrina lives at the foot of Cave Hill mountain in Belfast. She loves to go for a wander in nature, looking out for nature spirits. She was inspired by dlr LexIcon, a place full of books bursting with ideas but also a quiet space to focus and think.

Corrina has worked for CBeebies, MTV, Channel 4 and The Irish Film Board and she has won many awards for her illustrations.

www.corrinaaskin.com Instagram – corrinaaskin

Supported by Creative Ireland funding

07 Feb 2022 - 31 Mar 2022

7 February – 31 March 2022 (LexIcon, Level 4)

Ireland's premier film event celebrates 20 years in 2022 with a stunning and varied programme of some of the best new cinema from Ireland and around the world. To mark the 20th anniversary, dlr LexIcon is pleased to host an exhibition of retrospective photographs, showcasing 20 years of the film festival. This year the film festival runs from 23 February - 6 March 2022.

17 Jan 2022 - 25 Feb 2022

17 January 2022 - 25 February 2022 (Deansgrange Library)

The artistic and varied collection of photographs in this exhibition were created by patients and staff who attended a photograpy course in the National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH) for Adults and Children, Dún Laoghaire.

The images from this exhibition are available to purchase to raise vital funds for the hospital. If interested, please contact: Bill.Nelson.ie@gmail.com

16 Dec 2021 - 10 Jan 2022

16 December 2021 - 10 January 2022 (LexIcon Lab, Level 3)

Inspired by the Japanese Masters and their depictions of Mount Fuji, artist Mags Harnett created a calendar showing the Sugarloaf Mountain in County Wicklow, Ireland, from a dozen viewpoints. She saw the mountain every morning as she drove through the Scalp from Dublin to Enniskerry. The Japanese were very innovative in their composition and ‘obscured’ views of the mountain showing aspects of contemporary life. They also wrote on their images. Mags enjoyed creating her own series in homage to those artists.
 
If you would like to buy the calendar please see Mags’ website at https://magsharnettartist.com/ and click on Twelve Views of the Sugarloaf. Online price is €25.00. If you are interested in buying any of the prints on display, please email Mags at magsharnett@gmail.com

09 Dec 2021 - 09 Feb 2022

9 December 2021 - 9 February 2022 (LexIcon, Level 3)

The Big House formed the private domain for generations of the political, military and financial elites of Ireland and while it was largely removed from the everyday experience of Irish men and women, it often stood at the centre of the local economy, providing employment for those living in the area. The world of the Big House became increasingly unsteady as Ireland tilted towards independence and the grand houses that survived the fires of the 1920s faced further change during the twentieth century. Many of them were adapted and changed for use as convents, hospitals and schools.
 
There is an accompanying publication of the same title available at dlr LexIcon or Dubray Books, price 15 euros.

See also the online exhibition Cottages in Livery: The Gate Lodges of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown

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06 Dec 2021 - 16 Mar 2022

6 December 2021 – 16 March 2022

To mark the centenary of the signing of the Treaty, an outdoor exhibition was launched by An Cathaoirleach Cllr. Lettie McCarthy at dlr LexIcon on 6 December 2021. The Anglo-Irish Treaty negotiations began after more than two years of violence in Ireland, which ended with a truce on 11 July 1921. Dún Laoghaire Harbour, the ‘Gateway of Ireland’, played an important role in the road to Irish Independence over the following months. Gateway to Independence charts the role of the Harbour as a place of departure and arrival for the negotiating delegation and includes up-close photographs of the men and women involved in this crucial time for the emerging new state.

09 Nov 2021 - 07 Jan 2022

9 November 2021 – 7 January 2022 (Level 4)

Cómic 20 shows 40 works by 20 Spanish artists (1998-2018) and each artist is represented by two pieces of art, of which one is an early work and the other a more recent one. The artists have been selected from the Injuve Comic Award, open to artists below the age of thirty. Further details here. With thanks to the Instituto Cervantes Dublin.

Curated by Gerardo Vilches: Instituto Cervantes Dublin

22 Oct 2021 - 31 Jan 2022

22 October 2021 – 31 January 2022 (Level 3 until 30 November, Level 4 until 31 January)

This exhibition celebrates the work of Anne Makower and Christopher Fitz-Simon in theatre, opera, television and radio. Both worked in RTÉ from the earliest days, Christopher initiated such iconic series as Tolka Row, and Anne produced most of the classical music programmes throughout her extensive career whilst juggling her other career as a soprano in recitals, oratorio and opera.  Christopher held executive positions at the Abbey Theatre, the Irish Theatre Company and the Lyric Theatre, Belfast.  He has lectured on Irish theatre in ten countries on four continents and had published widely on the theatre in Ireland. The exhibition includes a recent interview with poet and playwright Vincent Woods.

Online version available on our online exhibitions page...

30 Sep 2021 - 30 Nov 2021

30 September – 30 November 2021 (Level 3 until 15 October and Level 5 until 30 November)

This vibrant exhibition showcases seven years of poster design at dlr LexIcon. Enjoy a visual feast featuring a selection from over 120 exhibitions hosted at dlr LexIcon, also posters highlighting residencies, author events, publications and music events. dlr Libraries would like to thank all the graphic designers who have worked with us during this time and we would like to invite graphic design and visual communication students to come and see this exhibition.

01 Jun 2021 - 31 Jul 2021

01 June - 31 July 2021

dlr Libraries have partnered with the Friends of Joyce Tower Society to present an exhibition of paintings by Charles Hulgraine depicting the many Dublin houses inhabited by the Joyce family. The exhibition will be on display on Level 3 dlr LexIcon until 31 July where copies of Vivien Igoe's publication James Joyce's Dublin Houses will also be available. 

A selection of Hulgraine's paintings of these houses have been enlarged for display in Moran Park from 10 June and the exhibition will be officially launched on Bloomsday, Wednesday 16 June.