A City of Words - The Dublin Writers Museum

The opening of the Dublin Writers Museum in 1991 filled a gap in Dublin’s cultural landscape. Established by Dublin Tourism and transferred to Fáilte Ireland in 2012, the museum built a collection surveying the city’s rich literary history through a collection of over 1,100 items. The museum closed in 2020, and gifted its beloved collection to MoLI, ensuring visitors and residents can continue to enjoy and study its artefacts. It also transferred ownership of its Georgian building to Dublin City Council, and its beautiful building will continue to function as a heritage institution. The city of Dublin eagerly looks forward to the next chapter of 18 Parnell Square.

How to use this guide 1 Introduction 2 Joyce’s Century 3 Ink and Imagination 4 A Riverrun of Language 5 Letter from James Joyce to WB Yeats, 1912 6 ‘Dear, Dirty Dublin’ 7 Gardens 8 The State and Irish Writing 9 Irish Writing Now: Young Adult Fiction 10 What I Like Most 11 Joyce in Translation 12 Commissions Gallery 13 Copy No.1 of Ulysses 14 A Mind at Work 20 A City of Words - Inside the Dublin Writers Museum Collection 21 A City of Words – George Bernard Shaw 22 A City of Words – Patrick Kavanagh 23 A City of Words - The Abbey Theatre 24 A City of Words - Mary Lavin 25 A City of Words – Sean O'Casey 26 A City of Words - Samuel Beckett 27 A City of Words - Brendan Behan 28 A City of Words – Frank O’Connor 29 A City of Words – Bram Stoker 30 A City of Words – Katharine Tynan 31 A City of Words - Oscar Wilde 32 A City of Words - Hidden Voices 33 A City of Words - The Dublin Writers Museum Visit MoLI

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