Seamus Heaney HomePlace

Informasi umum

Seamus Heaney HomePlace is a new arts and literary centre in Bellaghy, County Derry, celebrating the life and literature of the late poet and Nobel Laureate.

The building features a permanent exhibition about the life and literature of Seamus Heaney, arranged over two floors and filled with personal stories and artefacts, dozens of family photographs, video recordings from friends, neighbours, world leaders, cultural figures, and the voice of the poet himself reading his own words. The exhibition is interactive using the latest touch screen, video and audio technology and includes a recreation of the poet’s Dublin study.

In addition to the exhibition, the centre boasts a 189-seat performing arts space - The Helicon - education and learning spaces, a café and shop.