Yeats: The Life and Works of William Butler Yeats
Comprehensive but dense exhibition at the National Library of Ireland on the poet William Butler Yates. I must admit I think I had done too much on the day so, when I did this show, I found it hard to engage with it. It didn’t help that as I started to look at it a group of European youth arrived and took over the space. They didn’t seem to be engaging either just talking selfies! I wish I had known more about Years before I went so that the copies of manuscripts and first editions might have meant more. I liked the four little rooms with contemporary settings and good audio visual presentations. I particularly enjoyed the one on the Abbey Theatre as I was off there that evening! I was also interested in the campaign to save the Hugh Lane collection as I had been there in the morning. There was a good leaflet outlining Yeats life but it was a bit too much to read in the show so I’ll look at it as homework. Closes 7 January 2024