The Dublin Festival of History has announced its 2022 return with over 100 in-person events taking place across the city.
The festival last for three weeks between September 26 and October 16, and is put together by Dublin City Libraries in partnership with the Dublin City Council Culture Company. The festival's line-up will shine a light on some of the most significant events in Dublin history and present new perspectives on topics such as the centenary of the Irish Civil War, trailblazing female figures, including Dublin’s first female Councillor and Lord Mayor, and queer activism in 1970s and 1980s Ireland.
As part of the celebrations, there will be a Dublin Festival of History 'Big Weekend' on October 1 and 2 at at the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute on Pearse Street. The line-up for this includes in-person talks and seminars that will also be livestreamed and includes Dutch-born art historian and writer Willem-Jan Verlinden who will discuss his historical biography that brings Vincent Van Gogh’s three sisters out from their brother’s shadow.
