Travelling Banner Exhibition | The Life & Works of WB Yeats
Explore The Life and Works of WB Yeats, a brand new travelling banner exhibition on display at various branches of Sligo Libraries.
The NLI is home to the largest collections of books, manuscripts and personal items relating to WB Yeats in the world. These form the basis of the award-winning exhibition Yeats: The Life and Works of WB Yeats. The travelling banner edition of this exhibition brings together some 30 images from the NLI’s collections of manuscripts, rare books, ephemera, prints and drawings donated to the NLI by the Yeats family. The banner exhibition invites visitors to explore Yeats’ engagement with Ireland, literature, folklore, theatre, politics, mysticism and the occult.
We are delighted to partner with Sligo Libraries in sharing this story with the people of Sligo. For the most up to date information, including opening hours, please visit www.sligolibrary.ie.
- County Hall, Riverside, Co Sligo | 1 – 12 July
- Sligo Local Studies & Archive, Co Sligo | Tuesday, 14 July – 4 August
- City Hall, Quay Street, Co Sligo | 6 August – 14 September
- Ballymote Library, Co Sligo | 16 September – 24 November
- Tubbercurry Community Library, Co Sligo | 26 November – 12 January 2027.
The National Library of Ireland acknowledges the support of the Culture Programme for Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2026 in helping to display these NLI exhibitions in various venues throughout the country during the EU Presidency, after which they will be available to borrow as part of the 'Borrow a Banner' initiative. 'Borrow a Banner' enables local venues around the country to borrow a banner exhibition featuring imagery of original NLI collection items. For further details and the range of exhibitions available see here.
Funded as part of the Culture Programme for Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2026.
