17th May 2015

The World Within Walls exhibition was opened on Thursday, May 14th at 7:30pm in Monaghan County Museum by Minister for Arts, Heritage & the Gaeltacht Heather Humphreys TD. We were delighted with the turn out and the heart felt speeches given by the speakers at the opening. Many people who had been involved throughout the project came along and it was gratifying to hear that they were happy with how we had represented and displayed their stories, memories and artefacts.

April 2, 2015

The exhibition will be launched on Thursday, May 14th at 7:30pm in Monaghan County Museum by Minister for Arts, Heritage & the Gaeltacht Heather Humphreys TD.

The exhibition will be complemented with a range of educational workshops, talks and outreach events that will take place during its run until February 2016.

March 31, 2015

World Within Walls: From Asylum to Contemporary Mental Health Services is a new book tracing the history and evolution of St. Davnet’s Hospital, Monaghan from District Asylum in 1869 to its current role as a modern community mental health campus. It will be officially launched by Professor Brendan Kelly, Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry Mater Misericordiae University Hospital and historian of Irish psychiatry at a special event in the Iontas Theatre, Castleblayney on April 23. 

World Within Walls recalls the history of St. Davnet’s through the hospital’s rich archival documents and the personal stories and memories of people connected to it. A number of people contributed to this narrative, including, staff, carers, individuals who experienced mental ill-health and those with family ties to the hospital.

March 5, 2015

We have been working with the community, Solas drop in center and a number of day activation centers in Cavan and Monghan to build a piece of art for inlcusion in the exhibition. 

This piece reflects the thoughts and images that come to mind when these people think about St. Davnet's. The imagery will be build into a glass wall which form part of the enterance to the exhibition.