Dunamaise Arts Centre
Cultural facility in County Laois, Ireland
53°02′04″N 7°18′00″W / 53.0345113100419°N 7.299980844412765°W / 53.0345113100419; -7.299980844412765
Rail: Portlaoise railway station
Dunamaise Arts Centre (Irish: Amharclann Dhún Másc) is an arts and cultural centre located in Portlaoise, Ireland, opened in 1999.[1]
History
Maryborough Gaol was built c. 1789 in a Neoclassical style. It is a seven-bay, two-storey building over a concealed basement with a three-bay central breakfront, built of limestone and Portland stone.[2]
It was renovated in the 1990s, and opened in 1999 as Dunamaise Arts Centre, named for the nearby Rock of Dunamase, a medieval fortress.[3]
Facilities
The theatre has 238 seats; it has a proscenium arch and measures 12.8 m (42 ft) wide, 7.9 m (26 ft) deep and 7 m (23 ft) high.[4] There is also an exhibition gallery, restaurant and workshop spaces.[5]
References
- ^ "Fake news in the Dunamaise Arts Centre". Laois Nationalist. 13 October 2022.
- ^ "Dunamaise Arts Centre, Church Street, MARYBOROUGH, Portlaoise, LAOIS". Buildings of Ireland. 29 August 2008.
- ^ "Box Office and Sales Manager, Dunamaise Arts Centre". The Journal of Music.
- ^ "Dunamaise Arts Centre - Venues - Irish Theatre". www.irishtheatre.ie.
- ^ "Dunamaise Art Centre | Things to Do Laois | Abbeyleix Manor". Abbeyleix Manor Hotel.
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