Tell Me Where To Go (in Ireland)

All right arts folks of Ireland, the time of my arrival draws ever near. As I posted earlier, I am going to make an attempt to visit a number of arts organizations during my vacation. I would love to chat with folks and maybe get a backstage tour. At the very least, I am going to be taking photos of the building exterior.

Over the course of my research, I have found a number of places to visit but am open to other suggestions. My intention is to drop an email in about a week or so to the places I think I will most likely have the time to visit to ask about tours. But I would be happy to be lure off my plan if readers contact me. I’ll go for the best offer of craic.

Here is where I am looking at:

The Hunt Museum
Belltable Arts Centre
LIT Millenium Theatre

Siamsa Tíre Theatre -Their building looks very interesting. Click on View Premises from this page.

Tipperary Excel (You folks have no choice about me visiting. My mother wants to do genealogy research with your resources.)

The Source Arts Centre

Galway Arts Festival–looking at the line up, I am sorry I will only be around for the first day or so. I hope to swing by the Galway Arts Centre and Druid Theatre (if the renovations are completed) and any place else that might catch my fancy as I walk around.

Anyhow, click the contact link at the top of the screen or email me at buttsintheseats@mindspring.com if you have an opportunity or place I shouldn’t miss in early July.

About Joe Patti

I have been writing Butts in the Seats (BitS) on topics of arts and cultural administration since 2004 (yikes!). Given the ever evolving concerns facing the sector, I have yet to exhaust the available subject matter. In addition to BitS, I am a founding contributor to the ArtsHacker (artshacker.com) website where I focus on topics related to boards, law, governance, policy and practice.

I am also an evangelist for the effort to Build Public Will For Arts and Culture being helmed by Arts Midwest and the Metropolitan Group. (http://www.creatingconnection.org/about/)

My most recent role was as Executive Director of the Grand Opera House in Macon, GA.

Among the things I am most proud are having produced an opera in the Hawaiian language and a dance drama about Hawaii's snow goddess Poli'ahu while working as a Theater Manager in Hawaii. Though there are many more highlights than there is space here to list.

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