Armagh Robinson Library & No 5

Richard Robinson Exhibition
2022-02-01 00:00 - 2022-04-26 23:59 (Europe/London) | Armagh Robinson Library, 43 Abbey Street, Armagh, BT61 7DY, United Kingdom
This exhibition celebrates Archbishop Richard Robinson, the founder of Armagh Robinson Library and the Registry, now No 5, in honour of the 250th anniversary of the Library and Registry buildings.

A Journey Through Maps: Exploring Ireland's Cartographic Heritage
2022-02-23 19:30 - 20:30 | Zoom
Keith D Lilley (Queen’s University Belfast) & Catherine Porter (University of Limerick)

Who mapped Ireland, and how? Spanning five centuries of mapping in Ireland, this talk will explore the importance of field-survey in the map-making process. From the early-seventeenth century maps of Josias Bodley and the Escheated Counties of Ulster, through to the early Ordnance Survey six-inch maps under Thomas Colby, we shall journey through Ireland’s rich cartographic heritage and revisit those landscapes and localities where surveyors had traversed and plotted the ground. Looking ‘behind’ the map, to the field, opens up new and interesting perspectives on how Ireland was mapped in the past.

Free places can be booked through our Arts Ticket page: https://armagh-robinson-library.arttickets.org.uk/

Afternoon on the Hill with a Difference : Stained glass designs
2022-02-26 14:00 - 16:15 | St Patrick’s Church of Ireland Cathedral, Cathedral Close, Armagh, BT61 7DY
A three-fold tour of Armagh Robinson Library, No 5, followed by a workshop on stained glass design and creation in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh.

This ‘Afternoon on the Hill with a difference’ includes a demonstration on stained glass design and creation in the third and final building to visit on the tour, the Cathedral.

Designer Stuart Suckling and artist Thomas McLaughlin from CWS Design will show how designs are made for both traditional and modern glass to a high standard of artistic excellence. No better place to see this work in action than in the Cathedral which has one of the team’s stained glass windows permanently on display.

Tickets via Art Tickets.

Maximum number of people: 15

Online Lecture: Conway-Rawdon Collection
2022-03-02 19:30 - 21:00 | Studio Theatre @ the Marketplace Theatre, Armagh, 9 Market Street, Armagh, BT61 7BW
Online lecture on the Conway-Rawdon Collection by Brenda Collins and Daniel Starza Smith

Afternoon on the Hill with a Difference : Paper Conservation
2022-03-05 14:00 - 16:15 | No 5 Vicars’ Hill
A three-fold tour of Armagh Robinson Library, St Patrick’s Cathedral, and followed by a demonstration on paper conservation in No 5.

Paper conservator, Sean Madden, from Fine Art Conservation will show how he conserves and protects precious prints and letters. No better place to see this work in action than in the 250 year old former Registry which was built to house precious diocesan and civic papers and documents in Armagh.

Tickets via Art Tickets.

Maximum number of people: 15

Afternoon on the Hill with a Difference: Flower arranging
2022-03-12 14:00 - 16:15 | Armagh Robinson Library, 43 Abbey Street, Armagh, BT61 7DY, United Kingdom
A three-fold tour of No 5, St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh, followed by a workshop on flower arranging in Armagh Robinson Library.

Tickets via Art Tickets.

Maximum number of people: 15

Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell : A Quaker Astronomer Reflects
2022-03-16 19:30 - 20:30
Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell is a Quaker (a member of the Religious Society of Friends) and a professional astronomer and will talk about how these combine in her life.

Bell Burnell grew up in Lurgan, Co. Armagh. Her father was an architect who helped design Armagh Planetarium. In 1967, as a postgraduate student at the University of Cambridge, she discovered pulsars – rotating neutron stars that appear to pulse as the radio beam they emit sweeps repeatedly across the Earth. The discovery is considered to be one of the greatest astronomical discoveries of the 20th century.

She has received many honours and awards for her contributions to science. These include the Herschel Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1989 and the Royal Medal of the Royal Society in 2015. In 2021 she received the Royal Society’s prestigious Copley Medal, the world’s oldest scientific prize, joining past winners including Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein and Dorothy Hodgkin.

Bell Burnell has served as President of the Royal Astronomical Society (2002–2004), the Institute of Physics (2008–2010) and the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2014–2018). Made a Dame in 2007, she is currently a Visiting Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Oxford and Chancellor of Dundee University.

Bell Burnell is also a prominent and active Quaker. She was Clerk to the Britain Yearly Meeting in 1995, 1996 and 1997, and served as Clerk of the Central Executive Committee of Friends World Committee for Consultation from 2008 to 2012.

This event has been organised as part of British Science Week.

Tickets are free, but need to be booked through Art Tickets.

Art after Dark
2022-03-25 17:00 - 21:00 | Armagh Robinson Library, 43 Abbey Street, Armagh, BT61 7DY, United Kingdom
The Library and No 5 will be open 5-9pm for the Art after Dark event.

Living History characters will be in attendance!

‘BIND’, the innovative contemporary dance and poetry film celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Armagh Robinson Library, will be shown at regular intervals during the event.

For more info on other events during the Fusion Festival, and the Art after Dark evening, please visit the Armagh Fusion Festival web page.

A Hidden Gem on the Ancient Hill - Armagh Diocesan Registry
2022-04-05 19:30 - 20:30
This year No 5 Vicars Hill (the former Armagh Provincial and Diocesan Registry) is celebrating its 250th anniversary. Join Registry Officer, Dr Stephen Day, as he outlines the building’s history. This event is taking place online outside the normal opening hours for the Library and No 5 Vicars’ Hill.

Founded in 1772 (a year after the nearby Armagh Robinson Library) and located just opposite the west door of St Patrick’s Church of Ireland Cathedral, it is a small, hidden gem of a building. Outside its appearance blends in perfectly with the other buildings of this pretty terrace of George II and George III houses. However, inside, the building consists mainly of two large domed rooms – perfect for the storing and safe keeping of important documents including the valuable medieval Registers which Archbishop Robinson deposited here in the late 18th century. It was also to serve for the ongoing transactions of the Archbishop and his successors in their diocesan and metropolitan administration.

This Grade A listed building was restored and opened to the public in 2011 and the two rooms now contain treasures which Archbishops Robinson and Marcus G. Beresford donated to the Library as well as many other historical and religious exhibits which assist in understanding the rich history of Armagh and the surrounding area.

Free tickets for this event need to be pre-booked via ArtTickets. If you have any difficulty booking a place through this online system, please email admin@armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk or call 028 3752 3142.

Easter Closure 2022
2022-04-15 10:00 - 2022-04-19 16:00
The Library and No 5 will be closed for the Easter holidays from Friday 15 April until Tuesday 19 April inclusive.

Exhibition - A Spotlight on the Beresford Collection : Rediscovering Treasures from the Prehistoric to the Medieval
2022-04-27 00:00 - 2022-07-29 23:59 | Armagh Robinson Library, 43 Abbey Street, Armagh, BT61 7DY, United Kingdom
Marcus Gervais Beresford (1801–1885) was born in Dublin into an affluent family. He was ordained, and served, in the Church of Ireland, and was appointed Archbishop of Armagh in 1862.
He was a keen collector of antiquities dating from the prehistoric to medieval times.
His son, George de la Poer Beresford, bequeathed his father’s collection to the Library after the Archbishop’s death in 1885. The collection is on display, both in the original cabinets in the Long Room, and in No 5 Vicars’ Hill.
This exhibition shows an eclectic mixture of artefacts together with some new insights into their use.

Afternoon Closure Library & No 5
2022-04-28 00:00 - 16:00, 2022-05-10 13:00 - 16:00
The Library and No 5 will be closed for a Afternoon on the Hill group visit.

Tartaraghan Puppets Show
2022-04-29 18:00 - 19:00 | Armagh Robinson Library, 43 Abbey Street, Armagh, BT61 7DY, United Kingdom
Playful Museum Festival

Tartaraghan Puppets Show for the under-5s, Friday 29 April 2022, as part of the Playful Museums Festival.

This is the rescheduled 18 February performance.

Tartaraghan Puppets Show
2022-04-30 11:00 - 12:00 | No 5 Vicars’ Hill
Playful Museum Festival

Tartaraghan Puppets Show in No 5, for the under-5s, as part of the Playful Museums Festival.

This is the rescheduled 19 February performance.

Early May Bank Holiday Closure
2022-05-02 10:00 - 16:00
The Library will be closed for the Early May Bank Holiday, Monday 2 May 2022.

Lecture - An Introduction to the Processes and Techniques of Printmaking
2022-05-03 13:00 - 14:00
An Introduction to the Processes and Techniques of Printmaking – Ad Stijnman (Printmaker and print historian).

Part a six-week online lunchtime lecture series exploring ‘Printmaking and Print Collecting up to 1840’. The series is organised as part of Armagh Robinson Library’s current Curatorial Research Project, funded by the Paul Mellon Centre.

Free places can be booked online at https://armagh-robinson-library.arttickets.org.uk/.

Alternatively, please email admin@armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk or telephone 028 3752 3142.

Morning Closure Library & No 5
2022-05-05 10:00 - 13:00, 2022-05-06 10:00 - 13:00, 2022-05-19 10:00 - 13:00
The Library and No 5 will be closed for a Morning on the Hill group visit.

Lecture - Buyers, Collectors and Connoisseurs: a European perspective
2022-05-10 13:00 - 14:00
Buyers, Collectors and Connoisseurs: a European perspective – Antony Griffiths (Keeper of the Department of Prints and Drawings, British Museum, 1991-2011).

Part a six-week online lunchtime lecture series exploring ‘Printmaking and Print Collecting up to 1840’. The series is organised as part of Armagh Robinson Library’s current Curatorial Research Project, funded by the Paul Mellon Centre.

Free places can be booked online at https://armagh-robinson-library.arttickets.org.uk/.

Alternatively, please email admin@armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk or telephone 028 3752 3142.

Closure No 5
2022-05-13 08:00 - 2022-05-19 17:00
No 5 will be closed Friday 13 May to Thursday 19 May inclusive due to staff leave.

Morning Closure Library & No 5
2022-05-13 10:00 - 13:00
The Library and No 5 will be closed for staff meetings.

Lecture - Collecting in the Early Eighteenth Century: a British perspective, focusing on the Clarke and Aldrich Collections at Oxford
2022-05-17 13:00 - 14:00
Collecting in the Early Eighteenth Century: a British perspective, focusing on the Clarke and Aldrich Collections at Oxford – Tim Clayton (Author of ‘The English Print, 1688-1802’)

Part a six-week online lunchtime lecture series exploring ‘Printmaking and Print Collecting up to 1840’. The series is organised as part of Armagh Robinson Library’s current Curatorial Research Project, funded by the Paul Mellon Centre.

Free places can be booked online at https://armagh-robinson-library.arttickets.org.uk/.

Alternatively, please email admin@armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk or telephone 028 3752 3142.

Closure No 5
2022-05-24 10:00 - 2022-05-25 16:00, 2022-05-31 10:00 - 2022-06-01 16:00
No 5 will be closed due to staff leave.

Closure Library
2022-05-24 10:00 - 13:00
The library will be closed this morning for a group visit.

Lecture - Archbishop Richard Robinson and his Prints Collection at Armagh Robinson Library
2022-05-24 13:00 - 14:00
Archbishop Richard Robinson and his Prints Collection at Armagh Robinson Library.

Part a six-week online lunchtime lecture series exploring ‘Printmaking and Print Collecting up to 1840’. The series is organised as part of Armagh Robinson Library’s current Curatorial Research Project, funded by the Paul Mellon Centre.

Free places can be booked online at https://armagh-robinson-library.arttickets.org.uk/.

Alternatively, please email admin@armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk or telephone 028 3752 3142.

Afternoon Closure Library
2022-05-27 13:00 - 16:00
The Library will be closed this afternoon for a group visit.

Lecture - Lord Fitzwilliam and his Prints
2022-05-31 13:00 - 14:00
Lord Fitzwilliam and his Prints – Elenor Ling (Curator within the Department of Paintings, Drawings and Prints at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge).

Part a six-week online lunchtime lecture series exploring ‘Printmaking and Print Collecting up to 1840’. The series is organised as part of Armagh Robinson Library’s current Curatorial Research Project, funded by the Paul Mellon Centre.

Free places can be booked online at https://armagh-robinson-library.arttickets.org.uk/.

Alternatively, please email admin@armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk or telephone 028 3752 3142.
