Combining sensitive restoration and contemporary architectural design, St. Mary’s Church and Graveyard has been converted and extended into a modern museum and exhibition centre. Designed to enrich the culture life of the city and provide a new attraction for visitors the Medieval Mile Museum can also be hired for private functions, temporary exhibitions and cultural events outside of museum opening times.
For more information and a list of strict guidelines please email Carmel on cnolan@medievalmilemuseum.ie or call 0861705934.
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Stories in Stone Event Medieval Mile Museum
April 21 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Stories in Stone – Masons’ marks and phantom forms revealed!
The Stories in Stone Event will tell the stories of Fragments of previously unknown medieval tombs and architectural fragments have recently been uncovered at the Medieval Mile Museum, Kilkenny and each one provides a clue to how wealthy Irish families lived and died in the Middle Ages.
What You Need to Know:
On Saturday 21st April there will be free access to the southern graveyard at the Medieval Mile Museum, where archaeologist Coilin O Drisceoil and his team will be on hand between 12pm and 2pm to divulge some of the secrets of this 13th century cemetery – stories in stone!
The Stories in Stone event is included in general admission, on April 21st and there are no extra costs!