Exhibition Temporarily Closed - 23 July 2018
23.07.2018
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'Exhibiting Art in Georgian Ireland' is temporarily closed today (23 July 2018)
We expect to re-open the exhibition as normal tomorrow (10am-5pm)
Advertising in the 2018/19 Irish Georgian Society Review
10.07.2018
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The Irish Georgian Society Review is richly illustrated with content on decorative arts, conservation, current affairs and Irish heritage issues. Published annually in October, it is distributed among our 2,500+ members across Ireland, the UK and USA. Taking out an advertisement in the IGS Review is an opportunity to promote your business to an interested target audience.
The Irish Georgian Society Review focuses on specialist topics relating to the work of the Irish Georgian Society, as well as including illustrated articles on architecture and the decorative arts, commissioned from academics and conservation professionals. The magazine is elegantly designed and you can read past issues of the IGS Review online (via this link) to get an idea of content and format.
The IGS Review is made available at various IGS events throughout the year (2018), such as our annual seminars, study days and the Dublin Horse Show, and all year round in our bookshop at the City Assembly House on South William Street.
Download our 2018/19 advertising rates here and advert specifications here.
Contact Zoë Coleman (zoe.coleman@igs.ie) for more details before Thursday 24th August.
Exhibition Early Closure - Saturday 7 July
05.07.2018
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The Knight of Glin Exhibition Room will close at 4.00pm on Saturday 7 July to facilitate a musical concert.
The exhibition will reopen from 10am to 5pm on Sunday 8 July.
Exhibition Closure - 21 June 2018
20.06.2018
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The Knight of Glin Exhibition Room will close at 3.00pm tomorrow (Thursday 21 June) to facilitate a musical concert. The exhibition will reopen from 10am to 5pm on Friday 22 June.
Dublin’s City Assembly House re-opens today, with the launch of a summer exhibition Exhibiting Art in Georgian Ireland
15.06.2018
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Today at the City Assembly House, former Taoiseach John Bruton officially launched the Irish Georgian Society’s summer exhibition Exhibiting Art in Georgian Ireland. Commenting on the re-opening of the building, John Bruton remarked that “The revitalisation of the City Assembly House provides a tangible demonstration of what the Irish Georgian Society is all about – the promotion and protection of our architectural heritage.”
Celebrating the building’s original incarnation as the first purpose-built public gallery in Ireland and Britain, constructed by the Society of Artists in Ireland over 250 years ago. This exhibition re-assembles works by Society of Artists members such as Thomas Roberts, Jonathan Fisher, James Forrester, Robert Carver, Robert Healy and Hugh Douglas Hamilton, including many pieces which were first displayed in the building in the series of exhibitions the Society held there between 1766 and 1780.
President of the Irish Georgian Society Sir David Davies remarked “The completion of the City Assembly House conservation project brings to an end one of the most ambitious initiatives the Irish Georgian Society has undertaken in its sixty-year history. In all €2million was raised from donors and members in the United States, Ireland and the UK, and with the support of Dublin City Council and the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaelteacht.”
With loans secured from national institutions such as the National Gallery of Ireland, the Royal Irish Academy and private collectors, this exhibition reunites over eighty works by exhibiting Society of Artists’ members. An accompanying catalogue evaluates these stimulating years; assessing Ireland’s first introduction to exhibition culture and the significant contribution it made to an increasingly self-confident national school of Irish art.
Running for six weeks from Saturday 16 June to Sunday 29 July, the public will have free access to the exhibition, with guided tours and exclusive events to mark the completion of the restoration of the City Assembly House. This will be one of 2018’s great cultural events in Ireland, and should not be missed. Events can be booked online at www.igs.ie/events
www.igs.ie / @IrishGeorgian / #CAH1766
Image: Michael Wall, Chairman IGF, John Bruton and Sir David Davies, President of IGS (Photo: Johnny Bambury)
Notice: Passing of Myrtle Allen
13.06.2018
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We are very saddened to hear of the passing of Myrtle Allen, a long-time supporter of the Irish Georgian Society. Myrtle was an early advocate of the Society’s work and served for many years as Patron of our Cork chapter. Our thoughts are with her family and friends at this sad time.
Rest in Peace.
An article about her lifetime achievements has featured in the Irish Times.