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ROADMAP THE DEAD ZOO With the Natural History Mus
eum on Merrion Street now closed for much needed conservation and refurbishment works, a new Dead Zoo Lab is opening at the National Museum, Collins Barracks for the duration of its closure. The Dead Zoo Lab at Collins Barracks has been created to ensure the public continues to have an opportunity to see some of the most popular specimens from the natural history collection, as well as some specimens that haven’t been on display for many years. The nature of the display of the natural history collection at the Natural History Museum on Merrion Street has been largely unchanged since Victorian times, and the Dead Zoo Lab at Collins Barracks will be used by the National Museum to experiment with and test new methods of engaging the public in conversation with the collection, while the conservation and refurbishment work of the Merrion Street site is taking place. The National Museum of Ireland is open seven days a week and admission is free. For more information see museum.ie EARLY RISING For the early morning risers, Sunrise Yoga at the Guinness Storehouse continues to delight over the summer months. Take in incredible sunrise views in the Gravity Bar, Rachel Maher guides you through a 40-minute yoga class hosted in collaboration with “In Our Shoes Walking Tours”, supporting the local Dublin 8 community. The next Sunrise Yoga event will take place on September 17th, from 7:40am – 8:30am, with tickets available soon from www. inourshoeswalkingtours.ie/book/. Tickets cost €10, with all proceeds reinvested into the community. 6 GIRLS & BOYS Following Best Independent Irish Film win at the Galway Film Fleadh, Break Out Pictures are delighted to announce that they will release Girls & Boys across Irish cinemas from September 19. The Irish financed film tells the story of rugby player Jace meeting aspiring filmmaker Charlie at a college party. Both attend Trinity, but their worlds couldn’t be more different – Charlie is trans, her circle full of queer artists and creatives, while Jace sticks with the more straight-laced camaraderie of his rugby teammates. A tender, funny, and quietly radical romantic comedy, Girls & Boys was written and directed by Donncha Gilmore and produced by Gearóid Gilmore. In cinemas citywide from September 19th.