State strives to keep Science Gallery open

Trinity College Dublin planned to close the exhibition venue due to financial constraints, but multiple departments are working to find a solution

Exhibition at Trinity’s Science Gallery, which may be closed due to financial difficulties. Picture: Photocall Ireland

Multiple government departments are involved in a bid to save Dublin’s Science Gallery from closure.

The Business Post reported last Thursday that Trinity College Dublin planned to close the venue, which is used for artistic exhibitions and lectures based around science and technology, when its current exhibit concludes at the end of February 2022.

It has now emerged that efforts are under way across both the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and ...