Events - Archive: Talks

15 Nov
Talk for Adults:  Learning Science through Music

Drawing on residencies at the California Academy of Sciences (CalAcademy) and the European Space Agency (ESA), this free talk for grown-ups with Nick Roth, explores the function of music as a means of translating and understanding science.

Talk for Adults:  Learning Science through Music
26 Feb
Talk for Grown-Ups: Migration & The Artist

As part of the PUSH project, The Ark is delighted to present a free talk on art and migration in the global world by writer Karthika Nair in conversation with Liz Roche.

Talk for Grown-Ups: Migration & The Artist
23 Nov
Talk for Grown-ups: The Ombudsman for Children

In the week of Universal Children’s Day and as we acknowledge the 25th Anniversary of Ireland’s ratification of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), we have invited Dr Niall Muldoon, Ombudsman for Children to give a talk for adults.

Talk for Grown-ups: The Ombudsman for Children
19 Nov
Family Talk: My Place in Space

How was our Solar System made? How do we smash an atom? Did you know that we are all made from star dust? Find out in this special space-themed Science Week event

Family Talk: My Place in Space
16 Nov
Talk for Grown-ups: I Still Want to Go to Space

Join Dr Niamh Shaw in conversation as she shares the science of space travel in her naturally engaging and warm style. A talk for adults that will change your relationship with space and inspire you to embrace STEM in new and interactive ways

Talk for Grown-ups: I Still Want to Go to Space
8 Nov - 9 Nov
Children’s voices: Are we listening?

We welcome Kids’ Own Publishing Partnership who will host a 2-day sectoral event as part of its 20-year anniversary celebrations. In partnership with Dublin Book Festival.

Children’s voices: Are we listening?
13 Apr
Artist Professional Development with Tim Crouch

A professional development workshop with Tim Crouch, director of Jeramee, Hartleby and Ooglemore.

Artist Professional Development with Tim Crouch
7 Mar
Talk: Brian Maguire

To mark the opening of our 'Put Yourself in the Portrait Gallery', which features his charcoal drawings from our Children of Ireland 2016 series, artist Brian Maguire gives a talk for adults interested in his take on human rights and visual arts.

Talk: Brian Maguire
20 Nov
Science Week Family Talk: My Place in Space

How was our Solar System made? How do we smash an atom? Did you know that we are all made from Star dust? Find out in this special space-themed Science Week event

Science Week Family Talk: My Place in Space
17 Nov
Seen & Heard: 21 Years for Children

As both organisations turn 21 this year, The Ark and Children’s Rights Alliance are delighted to be teaming up to present a special public forum surveying the landscape of significant change for children in Ireland during the lifetime of both organisations.

Seen & Heard: 21 Years for Children