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- No events scheduled for April 15, 2024.
- No events scheduled for April 16, 2024.
The Stories They Tell: Ireland’s Famine Museums
CJAC Education Room 836 Prior Ave North, Saint Paul- No events scheduled for April 19, 2024.
Week of Events
Dan Gleeson Gallery Opening
Dan Gleeson Gallery Opening
An immigrant’s relationship with a city is a two-way process that inevitably changes both the newcomer and the new home itself. The beautiful architectural renderings of Irish-born architect Dan Gleeson vividly illustrate how one immigrant artist’s imagination helped shape the actual landscapes and skylines of the Twin Cities. Born in County Tipperary, raised on a…
The Stories They Tell: Ireland’s Famine Museums
The Stories They Tell: Ireland’s Famine Museums
Free. In-person. The Stories They Tell: Ireland’s famine museums – in Dublin and Strokestown – are compelling stops for visitors. This class will spotlight the museums’ histories with photos and commentary from the academic coordinator of the Irish Heritage Trust which operates the National Famine Museum in Strokestown. The free and in-person presentation is located…
Irish Studies Round Table
Irish Studies Round Table
The discussion theme will be the Easter Rising 1916. All are welcome to join! We will meet in the education classroom across from the McKiernan Library. Jane Kennedy and Patrick O'Donnell will be your hosts. No registration needed. There is no elevator service to the library level. This free event is part of the 2024 Irish…
MOVIE: The Magdalene Sisters
MOVIE: The Magdalene Sisters
The year is 1964, three teenage women are forced by their families and caretakers to live and work in one of the many homes for “fallen women” run by individual orders of the Catholic Church that existed throughout Ireland until the 1990s. The Magdalene Sisters is a heartbreaking and sometimes brutal film that portrays without…