Visitors from far and wide visit historic MacNeice House The Arts Council of Northern Ireland opened the doors of its headquarters, MacNeice House, to the public last weekend in a special event to mark European Heritage Open Day. 78 people visited the historic building including Elsie Farr and Noel Moore from Tyrone.
European Heritage Open Day is a popular annual celebration of Europe’s built heritage, which takes place in 48 countries throughout Europe. The event provides the public with the opportunity to visit a diverse range of buildings and enjoy a wide range of tours, events and activities which bring to life local history and culture. MacNeice House, home of the Arts Council, was one of the 220 buildings in Northern Ireland that the public was able to visit last weekend. The building itself is of historical interest as it has strong links with the famous Belfast born poet Louis MacNeice. The guided tours exhibited the building’s imposing architecture along with some of the council’s collection of art. Elsie and Noel from Omagh and Cookstown enjoyed speaking with Arts Council curator Paul Harron about the building’s architecture and art collection. Architecture and Public Art specialist at the Arts Council, Paul Harron said, “ We were delighted to open MacNeice House to the public once again. It is a terrific opportunity for the public to view the architecture of this fine Victorian building as well as to see a selection of works from our art collection.”
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