Our new exhibition at the National Photographic Archive, Temple Bar, showcases striking photographs from the Band Aid Trust Archive. It offers a rare chance to revisit the atmosphere, scale and impact of this extraordinary cultural moment.

It is a chance to see the photographic record of the artists who took part in the ‘Global Jukebox’ and view a specially commissioned short film using more of the NLI stills to capture the incredible experience shared on one day by 1.6 billion people viewing it across the world. Four decades on from the legendary 1985 concerts in London and Philadelphia to the smaller ones in Australia, Japan and the Netherlands, recapture the creativity, community and spirit of the original concerts.

Events

► Ethiopian Coffee + DJ

Saturday 15 November, 2-4 p.m. | National Photographic Archive, Meeting House Square, Temple Bar

Free. Drop-in (arrive early if you want to be guaranteed a coffee).

► Ethiopia Partnership Day

Saturday, 22 November, 1.30–4.00 p.m. | National Library of Ireland Main Building, Kildare Street

Free. Booking essential. 

► 80s Silent Disco

Thursday, 27 November, 6.30–8.30 p.m.  | National Photographic Archive, Meeting House Square, Temple Bar

Free. Registration essential. 

► Seanchoíche: Storytelling Night

Thursday, 4 December, 6.30–10.00 p.m. | National Photographic Archive, Meeting House Square, Temple Bar 

Tickets for this event have booked out - wait list only 

► Lunchtime Curator’s Tours | Live Aid Exhibition 

1-2p.m., Tues. 25 Nov., Tues. 2 Dec., and Tues. 9 Dec. | National Photographic Archive, Meeting House Square, Temple Bar

Free. Booking essential.