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About the exhibition
The exhibition, Yeats: The Life and Works of William Butler Yeats, which has been described in The Irish Times as "one of the most important literary exhibitions yet staged internationally," opened to unanimous acclaim on May 25, 2006.
Since then, over 100,000 people of all ages and nationalities have delighted in exploring the multimedia rich experience of this award-winning exhibition.
Guided tours take place at 3.30pm on weekdays (with an additional evening tour on Tuesdays at 5.30pm) and at 11.30am and 3.00pm on Saturdays. Group tours are available by appointment - please ring (01) 6030277 or email yeats@nli.ie to arrange your visit.
'My Yeats' Family TrailFamilies can follow the My Yeats trail through the exhibition. My Yeats is a fun and colourful exhibition guide which has been designed to help children aged 7+ and their families to explore the exhibition together and have fun as they find out more about WB Yeats and his friends.
Awards:
Association of Heritage Interpretation: Interpret Britain and Ireland Award (November 2006)
CLÉ: Best Overall Production Award for the exhibition's companion book, Works and Days (January 2007)
Irish Digital Media Awards: Best Business to Consumer Innovation Award (for the use of multimedia touchscreens in the exhibition) (January 2008)
Institute of Irish Designers Awards: Commendation, Visual Communications: Promotional Literature/Publications (for My Yeats)
Commendations:
Education Ireland's eGovernment Award 2009 (website short-listed)
European Museum of the Year Award 2009 (exhibition short-listed)
To take a virtual tour of the exhibition, visit the award-winning Yeats Exhibition homepage.
You can also test your knowledge of Yeats' plays with this quiz from the Guardian!
The Yeats exhibition was generously supported by Anglo Irish Bank.