Description
Attend the launch of the annual Ekphrasis Project, a collaboration between the Ulster Museum, the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queens University and Outburst Festival.
See new poems written in response to the current BEUYS: 50 Years Later: Action, Society, Performance and Change exhibition at the Ulster Museum.
The Ekphrasis Project is a collaboration with the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University, which honours the long-standing relationship between writers and artists in Belfast.
Each year, the Ulster Museum works with the Seamus Heaney Centre and its talented students to host a series of seminars and live events, publishing a pamphlet featuring new poems written by the students in response to artworks from the Ulster Museum's collection.
What to know:
-This launch event is free to attend, no booking required.

Upcoming events at Ulster Museum
BEUYS
See BEUYS 50 Years Later: Action, Society, Performance and Change at Ulster Museum.
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