The creativity and culture of the MacDonagh family forms the inspiration for the programme of EXHIBITIONS, TALKS and WORKSHOPS taking place in the Thomas MacDonagh Museum from June to January.  Admission to exhibition is free, check the website for opening times.

For all the Visual Art Lovers out there, a strong thread running through the upcoming series of Exhibitions at the Museum is local Artists using Events, Workshops and Installations in imaginative ways to engage meaningfully with their audiences and communicate their practices in immersive and interactive ways. There is a charge for Workshops.

Tipperary-based textile artist and maker LEISA GRAY presents her community-focused, prints, collage and embroidery exhibition titled ‘Small Daily Rituals’ created for the Bealtaine Festival celebrating arts and older age (27/5 – 30/6).

SUZANNAH O’REILLY returns to facilitate a practical Print Workshop on the 14th July. Suzannah  is a practising Artist, Printmaker, Fine Art Lecturer and Curator for the past 25 years and is based in Limerick and Tipperary. Work produced will be exhibited in the museum (6/7 – 30/7).

Tipperary artist EDWINA KNIGHT explains that her exhibition titled ‘Aqua Essence’ is “a series of oil paintings inspired by my daily lake swims, exploring light, movement, and the emotional connection between body and water.” (3/8  – 30/8).

The NORTH TIPPERARY ARTISTS COLLECTIVE Group Exhibition which launches on Culture Night (18/9) as part of the Thomas MacDonagh Hedge School sees the NTAC members deeply engaging with the Hedge School themes of Memory and Legacy (18/9 – 18/10).

Artist DEIRDRE GLEESON shares her goal for her exhibition titled Guí – An Exploration of Irish Prayer, Sainthood & Gaelic Christianity’ is “to gather community together to celebrate creativity and the unique expressions of Christianity that have flourished on this island” (19/10 – 15/11).

Cloughjordan Artist JOANNA RYAN-PURCELL reveals that for her exhibition titled ‘Come Away, O Human Child’ “I’ve been immersed in W.B. Yeats’ poem, The Stolen Child…. exploring this piece both academically and intuitively, trying to capture the ‘mysticism of the land’ that drew Yeats so deeply into the fairy lore of Sligo (16/11 – 3/1/27).

The events of the Museum Creativity and Culture Programme 2026 are partly funded by Tipperary County Council through the Arts Act Grant.