Bloomsday at MoLI – Museum of Literature Ireland

Come celebrate Bloomsday in MoLI – Museum of Literature Ireland on Monday, June 16th. MoLI is situated in the Newman House on St. Stephen’s Green, where James Joyce went to university from 1898 to 1902 when it was the campus of University College. It is also where Stephen Dedalus attends university in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.

Set across a single day in Dublin in 1904, James Joyce’s Ulysses continues to captivate and inspire readers and writers across the world. Join us for new perspectives on Joyce and language from writer Naoise Dolan, and experience live music with a glass in hand in our beautiful gardens at our MoLI Bloomsday Party. And don’t forget to catch a glimpse of the very first copy printed of Ulysses, on display at MoLI.

10.30am to 4.30pm: Free Admission

To mark Bloomsday, we are offering free admission to our exhibitions all day. What better time to catch a glimpse of Copy No. 1 of Ulysses– inscribed by Joyce to his patron Harriet Shaw-Weaver – or witness the writer’s manuscripts up close? While there, don’t miss out on our new exhibition on Oscar Wilde’s De Profundis, or our playful collaboration with the annual arts journal HOLY SHOW.

5.30pm to 6.30pm: Dedalus Lecture

This year’s Dedalus Lecture is delivered by novelist, essayist and critic Naoise Dolan (Exciting Times, The Happy Couple). In her lecture, titled ‘The Exophonic Ulysses,” Dolan will weave insights about multilingualism with an understanding of Joyce as a linguist – his love of Italian, French and Latin, and his more fraught relationship with Irish, before offering a broader reflection on adventures in multilingual writing.

Tickets are €20 general, €10 for MoLI Members

7pm to 10pm: MoLI Bloomsday Party

The MoLI Bloomsday Party, presented in partnership with Teeling Distillery, is a guaranteed highlight of the summer in Dublin. The party takes over the entire museum and gardens, with some of the most joyful live music around from Dundalk’s neo-soul band Negro Impacto and Samba D’Brazilis echoes of Brazil. Includes a welcome drink on arrival.

Tickets are €15 general, free for MoLI Members

Tickets are strictly limited and booking is essential. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult.