Identity area
Reference code
IE LMOD 729
Title
1978 Project Arts Centre Programme
Date(s)
- Twentieth Century (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
Paper, ink
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
02/09/2011
Content and structure area
Scope and content
From an edition of In Dublin Magazine.
In 1967 the Project Gallery opened in Lower Abbey Street with an exhibition of graphic works by John Behan. In 1974 the Project settled in its current location, the former site of the Dollard Printing Works on Essex Street in Temple Bar. Under the shrewd direction of John Stephenson the venue consisted of a theatre/performance space, gallery and cinema. Actors such as Gabriel Byrne and Liam Neeson developed their skills, and music came to the fore too, as U2, the Virgin Prunes and the Boomtown Rats all played here.