Dunamaise Arts Centre

Dunamaise Arts Centre is an arts and cultural centre located in Portlaoise, Ireland, opened in 1999.

History

Maryborough Gaol was built in a Neoclassical style. It is a seven-bay, two-storey building over a concealed basement with a three-bay central breakfront, built of limestone and Portland stone.
It was renovated in the 1990s, and opened in 1999 as Dunamaise Arts Centre, named for the nearby Rock of Dunamase, a medieval fortress.

Facilities

The theatre has 238 seats; it has a proscenium arch and measures wide, deep and high. There is also an exhibition gallery, restaurant and workshop spaces.