The Model Sligo

The Model Sligo Museum + Arts Venue Nora Niland campaigned tirelessly on behalf of the collection throughout her tenure as County Librarian and Curator.
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The Model provides audiences in the North West with access to cutting-edge contemporary art exhibitions, projects and talks by the best national and international artists. We are home to The Niland Collection which is significant for its focus on the north-west of Ireland, through either artist or subject matter. Through public subscription, bequests, private donations, permanent loans, artist don

ation and a number of other bodies, works by many significant Irish artists have been acquired for the collection, including works of contemporary Irish artists. The Model, which was a school built in 1862, was renovated in 1999 in order to house the amazing collection accrued and so began our journey to where we are today. Our dynamic education department offers workshops, tours, classes and talks for children and adults alike and has developed ground breaking programmes for those with mental and physical disabilities and for Early Years. The Modelโ€™s weekly cinema runs in collaboration with Sligo Film Society, one of Irelandโ€™s longest running film clubs as well as films in French and Spanish for schools. We pride ourselves on being multi-disciplinary and in addition to the above we also have our vibrant music programme which includes projects that respond to our exhibitions, while also collaborating with a number of festivals in music, arts, film, theatre and more.

๐ŸŽป Join us at The Model next Sunday for the Informal Music Afternoon in September โ€“ the ideal way to spend a calm Sunday ...
30/08/2026

๐ŸŽป Join us at The Model next Sunday for the Informal Music Afternoon in September โ€“ the ideal way to spend a calm Sunday afternoon in a relaxed atmosphere in a cafe-style setting.

๐Ÿ“ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐— ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—”๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ป
โฑ๏ธ Sun. 6 Sep. 2026, 1 โ€“ 3pm
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ โ‚ฌ8pp, children go free
Tickets are available online at www.themodel.ie/tickets or at reception.

The September programme includes cantatas by Marianna Martines, performed by Sligo Baroque Orchestra with Orla Shannon (soprano).

And making their IMA debut will be singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Niamh Keane (picture).

โ˜• Come along, have a cup of tea or coffee and some delicious food, to enjoy quality music in a relaxed atmosphere, the ideal way to spend a Sunday afternoon! The concerts starts at 1pm, but we recommend coming at 12.30pm. Foam will be open from 12 noon serving a selection of refreshments and lite bites.

๐ŸŽป We're excited to be hosting once more this year's Sligo Baroque Music Festival at The Model! The festival takes place...
28/08/2026

๐ŸŽป We're excited to be hosting once more this year's Sligo Baroque Music Festival at The Model! The festival takes place from 25-27 September 2026.

Programme out now! Find concert and ticket info on our website www.themodel.ie

Get your drawing materials ready โ€“ Graphite & Easel; Life Drawing Sessions are back at The Model every Friday morning!Fi...
20/08/2026

Get your drawing materials ready โ€“ Graphite & Easel; Life Drawing Sessions are back at The Model every Friday morning!

First session this Friday
21st August
10.30am โ€“ 1pm

These popular life drawing sessions are suitable for beginners & professionals alike and everyone is welcome! With a life model in situ, you can hone your drawing skills or simply come along to enjoy drawing with others. Easels and boards are provided, just bring your own drawing materials. โ‚ฌ10 per session, pay on arrival.

๐Ÿ“ข Final days to see Phil Collins' solo exhibition at The Model before closing on Saturday, 22 September!The exhibition b...
19/08/2026

๐Ÿ“ข Final days to see Phil Collins' solo exhibition at The Model before closing on Saturday, 22 September!

The exhibition brings together three recent moving-image installations by Collins, whose work has been exhibited in leading museums and galleries around the world. Through film and video, the exhibition explores themes of community, public space, history and social change, drawing on stories from Ukraine, Slovakia and North Korea.

Widely recognised for creating powerful works that connect personal experiences with wider social and political issues, Collins has spent three decades developing an international practice that challenges conventional documentary filmmaking while remaining rooted in everyday life.

๐Ÿ“Œ More info on the exhibition on www.themodel.ie.



๐Ÿ“ท Credit: Phil Collins, installation view, The Model, 2026. Photography by Tom Flanagan

New in stock! Our lovely postcards with selected artworks from The Modelโ€™s permanent collection just arrived and can be ...
18/08/2026

New in stock! Our lovely postcards with selected artworks from The Modelโ€™s permanent collection just arrived and can be purchased in our gift shop ๐Ÿ‘‹

1 postcard โ‚ฌ1.50
4 postcards โ‚ฌ5.00

๐Ÿ“ข Two more weeks to catch Phil Collinsโ€™ solo exhibition at The Model.๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€Closing Sat. 22 Aug. 2026Over the cour...
08/08/2026

๐Ÿ“ข Two more weeks to catch Phil Collinsโ€™ solo exhibition at The Model.

๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€
Closing Sat. 22 Aug. 2026

Over the course of a deeply engaged practice spanning three decades, Collins has realised ambitious projects that shift perspective between the individual and the collective, situating personal experience within broader historical contexts. Balancing intimacy with social critique, he consistently challenges the conventions of documentary representation, creating works that are emotionally charged, formally adventurous and attentive to the poetics of the everyday.

Part of the exhibition are three recent moving-image installations by Phil Collins: โ€˜Ceremonyโ€™ (2018), 'Home to Youโ€™ (2019), and โ€˜An Intervalโ€™ (2018/2026).

๐Ÿ“Œ Phil Collinsโ€™ exhibition continues at The Model until Sat. 22 August. Admission is free. More information on www.themodel.ie



๐ŸŽฌ Image credit: Phil Collins, Home to You, 2019, still. Courtesy Shady Lane Productions, Berlin.

We had a wonderful morning with these preschoolers ๐Ÿฅฐ
31/07/2026

We had a wonderful morning with these preschoolers ๐Ÿฅฐ

Have you visited our current exhibition by Phil Collins yet? ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€Sat. 20 Jun. - Sat. 22 Aug. 2026Part of the exh...
29/07/2026

Have you visited our current exhibition by Phil Collins yet?

๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€
Sat. 20 Jun. - Sat. 22 Aug. 2026

Part of the exhibition is the feature-length film installation โ€˜Ceremonyโ€™ (2018), that, a century after the October Revolution, follows the journey of a Soviet-era statue of Friedrich Engels โ€“ co-founder, with Karl Marx, of communist theory โ€“ from a village in Eastern Ukraine to Manchester, the city where Engels lived and worked for more than twenty years. There, it was unveiled as a new public monument and welcomed by local communities during a live broadcast closing the 2017 edition of Manchester International Festival. In the year leading up to this moment, Collins collaborated with activists, organisations and people across the city to explore the social conditions of austerity Britain in the twenty-first century.

Combining elements of the road movie, experimental television, and socialist mass gatherings, Ceremony prompts broader questions, such as what might Engels make of the world today, and where do continuities with the struggles of his time remain visible?

๐Ÿ“Œ Phil Collinsโ€™ exhibition continues at The Model until Sat. 22 August. Admission is free. More information on www.themodel.ie



๐Ÿ“ท Image: Phil Collins, Ceremony (2018). Installation view. The Model, 2026. Photo by Cรญan Flynn Photography

Explore the art of ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—•. ๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜€ with Saturday morning tours at The Model โ€“ A new series of in-depth gallery tours on Sa...
29/07/2026

Explore the art of ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—•. ๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜€ with Saturday morning tours at The Model โ€“ A new series of in-depth gallery tours on Saturday mornings from June โ€“ August. Spaces are limited and booking is now open so plan yours today. The next guided tour will take place this Saturday, 1st August!

๐Ÿ“ Jack Butler Yeats | Guided Tour
โฑ๏ธ Saturdays, 11am, 1 hour
๐ŸŽŸ Ticket โ‚ฌ15 pp, children go free (link in bio)

Learn all about the art and life of Jack B. Yeats โ€“ led by an expert curator, these engaging one-hour tours trace Yeatsโ€™ artistic journey from early illustrations to his late great work in oil paint, revealing the influence of his Sligo upbringing.

๐Ÿ“Œ Visit our website for more details on the tours! www.themodel.ie


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