Meet the Curators
Various Dates
What better way to spend an afternoon than to visit one of Dublin’s museums and galleries? We have teamed up with the leading curators of our cultural institutions to gain insight into the process involved in planning, curating and managing the exhibition programme. Enjoy a gallery tour, focusing on how exhibitions and works are selected with a particular emphasis on storytelling. Locations include Marsh’s Library & The National Print Museum.
Locations
Meet The Curator at Temple Bar Galleries & Studios
Date: 1st of April 2016
Time: 1PM
Duration: 45 mins
Admission: Free Entry / Booking Essential
Join Rayne Booth, Programme Curator at Temple Bar Galleries and Studios as she takes us on a tour of Temple Bar Galleries and Studios an artists community in the heart of Dublin city centre. Founded in 1983, the building houses thirty artists’ studios in which professional visual artists make their work. The tour will include an overview of the fascinating history of TBG&S, a tour of the building & studios and an introduction to the work of Amie Siegel.
Locations
Eileen Gray: Narrative for an Exhibition – Talk with Dr Jennifer Goff
Meet The Curator at Collins Barracks
Date: 10th April 2016
Time: 3pm
Duration: 45 mins
Admission: Free Entry / Booking Essential
Join Dr Jennifer Goff, curator of the Eileen Gray exhibition at the National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts & History, Collins Barracks, for this talk, looking at the life and work of Eileen Gray, one of the most celebrated and influential designers and architects of the 20th-century. The talk will also focus on the exhibition itself and how her aesthetic approach informed the design of the exhibition from signage to layout.
Fragments of Hidden Typography
Meet The Curator at Marsh’s Library
Date: 2nd April 2016
Time: 1pm
Duration: 30 mins
Admission: Free Entry / Booking Essential
Join us at Marsh’s Library (beside St Patrick’s Cathedral) to explore ancient fragments of printed books and manuscripts found within volumes in the Library’s collection. The oldest of these fragments, known to specialists as binding waste, date back to the eleventh and twelfth centuries, but most date from the 1500s and 1600s. These rare and beautiful survivals tell us much about the ways in which books and manuscripts were used, re-used and recycled. This short talk will also include an introduction to current work of this significant rare books library.
The Story of Print
Meet The Curator at The National Print Museum
Date: 2nd of April
Time: 2pm
Duration: 30 mins
Admission: Free Entry / Booking Essential
Join us at the National Print Museum to discover the story behind the printed word. This interactive tour will trace the development of this unique museum, explore some highlights from the permanent exhibition, and present an opportunity to witness elements of the collection come to life. There may even be a chance to print your own letterpress poster!
Behind the Scenes at Hugh Lane
Meet The Curator at The Huge Lane Gallery
Date: 10th April
Time: 2pm
Duration: 30 mins
Admission: Free Entry / Booking Essential
Join us at the Hugh Lane Gallery as we explore behind the scenes at one of our favourite galleries in Dublin. We will chat to Logan Sisley, Exhibitions Curator at the Gallery, along with guest speakers, in an exploration of the Gallery’s permanent collection, temporary exhibitions and conservation projects, including a chat with Irish artist Jesse Jones who continues the gallery’s 2016 theme of Artist as Witness, in her new work entitled No More Fun and Games.