Strule Arts Centre (Irish: Ionad Ealaíne na Sruthaile; Ulster-Scots: Strule Hoose o Airts) is a multi-purpose arts venue in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.[1] The Omagh tourist information office is located on the ground floor. The centre is owned and run by Omagh District Council.[2]

Strule Arts Centre, January 2010
Strule Arts Centre, January 2010

History edit

In 2003 Omagh's Town Hall was demolished to make way for the new Strule Arts Centre Arts. It cost £10.5 million and opened on 8 June 2007, overlooking the River Strule which flows through the town centre. It is part of a wider regeneration project for the High Street, George Street and Riverside area of Omagh.[1] It was designed by architects Kennedy Fitzgerald and Associates.[3] The centre was officially opened in January 2008 by Edwin Poots, then Minister for Culture, Arts and Leisure, and Margaret Ritchie, Minister for Social Development.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Strule Arts Centre". Strule Arts Centre. Archived from the original on 25 October 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
  2. ^ "Strule Arts Centre". Discover Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 26 February 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
  3. ^ "Strule Arts Centre". Civic Trust Awards. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
  4. ^ "Poots and Ritchie open Strule Arts Centre". NI Executive Press Release (24 January 2008). Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2009.

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