Culture

Old Market House (17th Century)


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Old Market House Arts Centre
Lower Main Street,
Dungarvan, Co. Waterford

In 1996 Waterford County Council employed Margaret Organ as Arts Officer and in her Arts Plan for the County it was recommended that an Arts Centre be made available to assist arts development. On April 10, 2000 the Old Market House Arts Centre was officially opened as an Arts Centre for County Waterford by Minister for the Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht, and the Islands, Síle de Valera T.D.

This building started life as a butter market in the late 1690s. The area in front of the building became known as the market place. In 1868 the Market House was purchased by  Robert A. Merry & Co. Ltd., as offices and stores for their grocery, wine and spirit business. In 1984 the building was restored and for many years housed the town library and museum. The Market house has been reconstructed to house an Arts Centre and renamed The Old Market House Arts Centre. The Arts Centre has year round local, national and touring exhibitions which change monthly.