Memory of a Free Festival – Late Opening & Gallery Tour

Wexford Arts Centre

17:00 - 21:00

In Person

Booking required

All Ages

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Description:

For Culture Night, Wexford Arts Centre are pleased to present a late opening and gallery tour of the
exhibition Memory of a Free Festival.

Memory of a Free Festival responds to the Carnsore Point anti-nuclear festivals that took place in
Wexford between 1978 and 1981. Organised by a coalition of groups, the festivals were attended by
thousands of people. These legions were unified by their shared opposition to what would have been
the first nuclear power plant to be built in Ireland. In addition to musical entertainment and lectures,
the free festivals also included workshops and exhibitions.

Featuring works by Orla Barry, Brian Duggan and Alanna O’Kelly, the exhibition also includes photos by
Derek Speirs and original archival material produced by the Irish Anti-Nuclear Movement.

The gallery tour is free but booking is essential. To book a place please contact Wexford Arts Centre
on 053 9123764 or log on to www.wexfordartscentre.ie.