Grangegorman Histories invites Culture Night visitors to join them for a walking tour of Grangegorman and visit the brand new exhibition ‘Beyond the Walls’ at TUD Grangegorman.

For centuries Grangegorman was a place of confinement and care. Within its walls were a workhouse, an asylum and a prison, where lives were shaped by hardship – and sometimes hope. Patients, prisoners, inmates and staff all left their mark on this ground. This exhibition invites you to step into their world – a world where the poor and mentally ill had little choice, where a spell in an overcrowded institution was sometimes better than remaining outside these walls. Today, as Grangegorman is transformed into an open, vibrant space, the past still lingers in its buildings, landscape, and memory.

The tour begins in front of the Clocktower Building and finishes in the Academic Hub building. It will last approximately one hour.

If you have any access requirements, please let the Grangegorman Histories team know by contacting their access officer in advance of the event by email: accessofficer@ria.ie. For all other queries, please contact grangegormanhistories@ggda.ie.