Upcoming Exhibitions

David Killeen
Walls Of Containment
January 10th - February 21st 2026

The Presentation Arts Centre is proud to present Walls Of Containment, a new solo exhibition by photographer David Killeen, opening on Saturday January 10th at 2pm. All are welcome to the launch, with refreshments provided.

This exhibition documents twenty-one psychiatric hospitals (mental asylums) across the Republic of Ireland. Constructed between 1814 and 1922 they represent one of the largest public programs ever undertaken in Ireland. 

The nature of these places is of such magnitude that they generate responses from nostalgia and affection to apathy and fear depending on individual experiences.

This body of work generates conversations about the immense building work involved in the building of the Asylums, the state's ability to deliver these structures, the function of the buildings, the use of the structures and their subsequent dereliction and demise.

This exhibition runs as part of First Fortnight, the annual mental health arts and culture festival. Find out more about First Fortnight below.  
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