The Irish Cultural Center and McClelland Library are home to numerous permanent and rotating exhibitions!
The Book of Kells is a permanent exhibit located within the McClelland Library. The Library is home to one of the rare full color facsimiles created in order to increase education, study and access to the Book of Kells located at Trinity College in Dublin. The Book of Kells exhibit is available at no charge for all hours the McClelland Library is open to the public thanks to the generous support of the book’s donors Sean and Janet Lee.
Visit our second floor for our permanent Irish Immigration to the United States, 1600-1955 Exhibit.
Also located on the 2nd floor is our exhibit hall. Currently on display through Summer 2026 is our “Step into Ireland”. “Step into Ireland” invites visitors to explore the heart of Ireland right here in the desert! Discover the heart of Irish tradition and culture through striking photography, interactive media, and artifacts. Visitors of all ages will find something to enjoy and engage in fun and meaningful ways!
Exhibit will take approximately 1 hour to explore, though you are welcome to stay longer.
The Irish in Arizona Exhibit in our Castle Keep on the third floor is a multidisciplinary project underway at the McClelland Library. Through research, exhibitions, lectures, classes, and making materials available to the general public, the McClelland Library hopes to preserve and make available the history and legacy of the Irish in the state of Arizona. As the project progresses, more information will be available online and in person at the Irish Cultural Center & McClelland Library.