The Kiosk Project Art Space is delighted to celebrate Cartomania: 19th Century Photo Portraits from Drogheda. A new exhibition that launches on Saturday, 25th October at 2pm at The Kiosk Project Art Space.

Cartomania delves into Drogheda’s once-thriving photography shops, viewed through Dr. Orla Fitzpatrick’s captivating postcard collection. It offers a window into Drogheda’s past, revealing how photography helped shape social identities while serving as a historical archive and reflection of the town’s vibrant social life in the early 1900s.

Curated and designed by Orla Fitzpatrick and Michelle Lalor

Produced by Niall McCormack and Conor McMahon

Dr Orla Fitzpatrick is one of Ireland’s leading photographic historians. She studied History of Design and Material Culture at the National College of Art & Design (NCAD) Dublin and has a PhD in photographic history from Belfast School of Art, Ulster University. She was born and lives in Dublin and has worked as a librarian in various cultural institutions including the National Library of Ireland’s Photographic Archive. She teaches the history of photography and visual culture at NCAD and is the Librarian for the National Museum of Ireland.