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Online Exhibition

Conquering the Unknown

Travel accounts by explorers and missionaries were an important means of expanding geographical and scientific knowledge. This fascinating exhibition in our Old Library spans documents from the 16th to the 19th centuries.

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Podcast

A voice for… Dracula

Let Marc Roger send shivers down your spine on this Hallowe’en night as you listen to him read from Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’ in the candlelit Old Library.

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2022 Congress for Ireland

Listen to the address by former President of Ireland and Chair of the Elders Mary Robinson.

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Mufutau Yusuf and Rónán O Snodaigh

Specially presented as part of Culture Ireland’s festival SEODA, dancers Mufutau Yusuf and Diarmuid Armstrong respond to Rónán Ó Snodaigh (Kíla) on the bodhrán, in the CCI’s magnificent Old Library!

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Online Exhibition

Finding the source: Sacred musical treasures from Gaule to Solesmes

This exhibition showcases music and books from CCI’s Old Library and Historical Archives collections that illustrate the story of a particular type of religious music called plainchant.

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Bloomsday 2021

The Embassy of Ireland in France and the CCI are joining together to give away hundreds of copies of 'Ulysse' and 'Dublinois', distributed for free in different parts of the capital.

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Podcast

Audio walking tour in Joyce’s Paris

How did Paris influence the final stages of Ulysses?

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Online Exhibition

Les secrets du livre ancien révélés

The Old Library of the CCI has volumes in its collection that date back to the 15th century and the beginning of printing. This exhibition on the ground floor of the CCI takes an archaeological approach to each book it focuses on in order to unveil secrets in our Old Library collection.

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Opening hours

Exhibitions:
2pm – 6pm Monday to Sunday
(Late opening Wed until 8pm)
Closed on bank holidays and during the Christmas period

Mediatheque:
2pm – 6pm Monday to Friday
(Late opening Wed until 8pm)
Closed weekends, bank holidays and during the Christmas period

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Centre Culturel Irlandais
5, rue des Irlandais
75005 Paris

+33 1 58 52 10 30

Artists in residence

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Music

Liam McCartan

1 Nov — 1 Dec 2022

Visual Artists – Design

Julia Gelezova

1 Nov — 1 Dec 2022

Performing Arts – Creative Producers

Liam McCarthy

1 Nov — 1 Dec 2022

Performing Arts – Creative Producers

Laura Kutkaitė

1 Nov — 1 Dec 2022

Film

Conan McIvor

1 Nov — 1 Dec 2022

Visual Artists – Design

Selma Makela

1 Nov — 1 Dec 2022

Literature

Nikita Grivorov

1 Sep 2022 — 30 Jun 2023

Film

Zoya Laktionova

1 Sep 2022 — 30 Jun 2023

“A national culture cannot be defined by pageantry, by anthems, by proclamation. A national culture is formed and manifested in personal exchanges, small gatherings, curiosity, shared talents.”

Daragh McKeon, former writer in residence Learn about Irish Arts at the CCI →