The Children’s Vote – Playhouse in The Model needs a new name
The Model’s Education Department are on the search for a new name for their ‘Kinderwagon’, a mobile, child friendly playhouse for children, located here in The Model. Children from Carbury NS have been on hand to provide some of their own ideas. The voting booth is now set up at
The Model marks four-year anniversary since major development
It’s hard to believe, but this month The Model marks a 4-year anniversary since a major redevelopment project in 2010 by architects Sheridan Woods which saw the centre reopen with extended gallery space, a new performance venue, state of the art digital film screening facilities, an enhanced café venue, bookshop
Bealtaine Festival highlights at The Model this May
We are delighted to announce details of this year’s month-long celebrations of Bealtaine, Ireland’s national celebration of creativity as we age. We’re very excited about this action-packed programme of inspiring events at The Model and look forward to welcoming you to it. Commenting on the programme of free events available
Rock steady Go! A 1950’s themed film screening coming to The Model this March
Take a nostalgic trip back to the kitsch of the fifties at The Model for a very special screening of the cult movie Cry Baby on Saturday March 29th. Set in 1950s Baltimore, it stars Johnny Depp in one of his first film roles as the dreamboat delinquent Wade “Cry
Materials and Perception Masterclass
Anyone who visits the galleries here will find it hard not to get lost, gazing at the wonderful thread installations by Mark Garry. At a first glance they are barely visible, on closer inspection one might think that someone let a real rainbow loose in the room. The rainbow spectrums
6-10 March: Calling all book lovers to Sligo for Sligo children’s book festival
Thurs 6 March – Sun 10 March Three of Sligo’s leading cultural organisations have come together for a second year to host the Sligo Children’s Book Festival, celebrating family literacy and creativity of parents and young children. The Model, Kids’ Own Publishing Partnership and the Hawk’s Well Theatre have created