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The Three Muses is a learning programme for primary school pupils designed to increase access and enjoyment of the collections of Limerick Museum, Limerick City Gallery of Art and The Hunt Museum, with a focus on modern and contemporary art.

Participating schools will be offered the following elements:

Museum workshop (full day)

Groups will have the opportunity to visit either The Hunt Museum, Limerick City Gallery of Art or Limerick Museum for a full day of learning and practical art activities.

Workshops generally last between 10 am-1.30 pm with a lunch break in between. Workshops are led by experienced facilitators and draw upon artworks and objects from all three collections.

Pupils will be supported to creatively respond to artworks in the context of the museum and gallery and explore how identities are expressed through art.

Throughout the day there will be opportunities to look and respond to artworks, practice new vocabulary and presentation skills in order to build confidence and a sense of shared ownership of Limerick’s cultural heritage.

There will also be a practical element, with pupils creating their own artworks in response to the collections.

Activity pack and learning resources for teachers and pupils

Teachers can prepare pupils for their upcoming visit by introducing key concepts, vocabulary and themes using a classroom activity pack provided to all participating groups. 

Each pupil will also receive an activity pack and a self-guided workbook to take home with them.

Pupils from schools across Limerick discover three museums through workshops and activities to develop their understanding of art while exploring the theme of identity across the collections.

The programme also includes one-off events such as children-led tours of the collections, training sessions for teachers and a summer showcase.

A booking fee of €3.50 per pupil includes a full day museum workshop and take home educational resources for teachers and pupils.

The Three Muses is supported by Limerick City and County Council and Friends of the Hunt Museum.

Schools can book a place on the programme or find out more by clicking here.

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Pictured is the poster for Red Army. 

Lime Tree Theatre funding allows Munster’s Red Army to hit the stage

Lime Tree Theatre and Belltable:Connect are delighted to announce that we have been awarded special funding to produce a new original play Red Army, celebrating Munster rugby fans this June. This is in addition to our normal core funding from the Arts Council.

Red Army is a tragicomedy celebrating the best of Munster Rugby focusing on Munster women as pundits and fans. 

The play is the creation of two Limerick writers Helena Close and Marie Boylan. Lime Tree Theatre and Belltable:Connect have supported Helena and Marie for the past two years as they have developed the play. Red Army producer Marketa Dowling has also confirmed the acclaimed director Conall Morrison is on board, which is a huge vote of confidence in the play and the team in place. 

Red Army will run in the Lime Tree Theatre from June 3^rd to 6^th for 5 performances only. The full cast will be announced closer to the time. Tickets go on sale Thursday, 16^th January at 12pm on the Lime Tree’s website.

This is an enormous vote of confidence in theatre in Limerick, following on from the great success of Bread Not Profits by Mike Finn back in April 2019. It is testament to the work of the local arts community that our stories, the stories that are unique to Limerick but with universal resonance, are being told by us, on our stages.

The play focuses on four middle-aged diehard female Munster supporters from Limerick. They have been members of Munster’s Red Army for over a decade. From staying in a brothel in Castres to singing ‘Stand up and Fight’ on a tram in Treviso and winning both Heineken Cups in Cardiff- they’ve been there. Now we find them in Paris for the first match of the season in October 2016. But after years of their glorious team coming agonisingly close to reaching the expected exalted heights, the cracks begin to show in their friendship. When team manager, Anthony, “Axel” Foley, dies unexpectedly hours before kick-off, it acts as a catalyst for honesty in their friendships as we shadow them from Paris back home to a grieving Limerick. 

Their own personal stories unfold across a pivotal week, charting their friendships, their loves, and their daily lives in the shadow of Axel’s death.

The Lime Tree Theatre will continue to programme at the scale and quality that our mid-west audiences have become accustomed to. We look forward to greeting them into the theatre for Red Army in June 2020.

BOOKING DETAILS:

Lime Tree Theatre

Preview: Wednesday, 3^rd June at 8pm

Opening, Thursday, 4^th – Saturday, 6^th June (Matinee Sat 6^th at 2.30pm)

Tickets: €27.50 / €25 (concession / preview ticket /matinee ticket)

For more information contact Gill Fenton on 087 7840270.

To book tickets, click here.

For more information on the play, click here.

For more theatrical events in Limerick, click here.