Our fully serviced darkroom facility is available to hire by Photo Museum Ireland members only. The Museum supplies the necessary chemicals for black-and-white printing and film development – you only need to bring paper and your negatives. We can cater for all film formats from 35mm up to 5x4. The darkroom is communal and accommodates three single users at any one time. Block bookings are also available by prior arrangement.

Photographer’s Darkroom at Photo Museum Ireland

*Artist Dragana Jurišić printing a selection of negatives.*

Darkroom Hire Rates

Please sign up for a Photo Museum Ireland Membership to use this facility.

2 hr rate (11:00am to 1:00pm or 2:00pm to 4:00pm):

Member rate €40.00

Concession rate €30.00 (Unwaged/Students & OAPs)

Full Day (11.00am to 4.00pm):

Member & Artist rate €75.00

Concession rate €40.00 (Unwaged/Students & OAPs)

Film processing rates:

Up to 2 rolls: €10.00

Up to 4 rolls: €15.00

Additional rolls: €3.00 each

Group bookings for special interest groups, school groups & children €10 per student, max 6 students

Pinhole Photography workshop group at Photo Museum Ireland

*Working the enlarger, focusing the negative*

Booking:

Advance booking is required all facilities and can be done over the phone – we accept all major credit/ debit cards. Bookings cannot be split and are non-transferable.

With more than 24 hours’ notice, a booking may be re-scheduled at no extra charge.

Photogram workshops at Gallery of Photography Ireland — Photogram workshops at Photo Museum Ireland

“I had a brilliant day at the Photo Museum Ireland! Darragh took me through the whole process of darkroom printing in a private workshop, then he supervised as I began to make and develop my own prints! I started the day with no previous printing experience at all, and I left feeling confident to use a darkroom by myself and excited to experiment further with printing. If you are wanting to “demystify” the darkroom and hone your skills in analogue processes, I would highly recommend the Photo Museum Ireland courses!”

— Susanna Dodd