Temple Bar Cultural Trust's Culture Night 2009 will take place on Friday 25th September and has been expanded to 11 cities and towns nationwide.
Now in its 4th year, Culture Night 2009 looks set to be the biggest and best yet with museums, cathedrals, galleries, theatres, artist studios and other cultural venues opening late, many until midnight, welcoming visitors of all ages in for a taste of free culture for one night.
Last year's Culture Night was an overwhelming success and saw the event go National for the first time with the cultural venues in Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford participating. Over 100,000 people alone attended Dublin Culture Night in 2008. This year with the addition of Tralee, Sligo, Letterkenny, Mayo, Wexford and Roscommon. Attendance is expected to be in the region of 100,000 in Dublin alone.
In Dublin over 120 cultural venues have been confirmed for Culture Night including Christ Church Cathedral, the National Museum of Ireland, the Science Gallery Trinity College, The Guinness Storehouse, the Light House Cinema, The Ark, the Chester Beatty Library Dublin Castle and much more.
Culture Night is a hugely important event on the cultural calendar providing people with the opportunity to discover and enjoy the rich cultural offering of the country’s cultural venues at night. This year Dublin Culture Night will see Temple Bar Cultural Trust working in partnership with the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism, Dublin City Council, Dublin Tourism, Fáilte Ireland, Dublin Bus, DART and LUAS.
For more information (including information on events and the venues in which they're taking place) please visit www.culturenight.ie
