Kerry County Museum is delighted to welcome back The School of Irish Archaeology/ The Big Dig as part of Architecture Kerry 2022. Workshops for local primary and secondary schools will take place Thursday 29th & Friday 30th September, while family workshops run on Saturday 1st October. All schools and families participating in The Big Dig can also visit the museum for free as part of the festival. To book please contact the museum at 066 7127777.

Architecture Kerry celebrates Kerry’s architectural heritage. This weekend festival features talks, guided tours and exhibitions to showcase the extraordinary built environment on offer in Kerry and is open to people of all ages. The vision behind Architecture Kerry is to show why good architecture, design and vibrant public spaces are vital to our quality of life. Experience exciting opportunities to visit some hidden gems throughout the County with tours led by architects and owners. Some buildings are open for one weekend only. There is a wide variety of buildings on offer from the science and technology sector, private architect-designed homes, the best in state architecture, passive buildings, Kerry Lighthouses, historic houses, castles, forts and much, much more!

Architecture Kerry is supported by Kerry County Council, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, the Heritage Council, the OPW, RIAI, IAF, and forms part of the Creative Ireland Kerry programme. It is facilitated by the owners and custodians of Kerry’s built environment.

View the full event programme here: Architecture Kerry 2022

Culture Night / Oíche Chultúir is a national celebration of culture, creativity and the arts, delivered nationwide in cities, towns, villages and rural locations. Doors are opened late and special and unique events are specifically programmed at participating locations free of charge. At Kerry County Museum, we are also using this wonderful evening to mark our 30th anniversary – and we would love for you to celebrate with us.

Our Culture Night event programme sees the return of the popular medieval living history group Tralee Medieval Society who will demonstrate what life was like in Medieval Tralee 500 years ago. Museum curator Helen O’Carroll will give a talk about the Ashe Memorial Hall at 7.15pm followed by a guided tour of the building. You might want to view the Rose dresses on display in the Gowns of Glory exhibition before they go into storage again until next summer or simply take the opportunity to chat with us about the different projects we are working on.

We are also delighted to mark Culture Night and our 30th anniversary by launching and highlighting a number of creative community projects: From creative music videos to young people’s powerful reflections on home and homelessness to oral history and heritage projects going on in our local community right now – we would love to share all this with you on Culture Night.