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Eileen Gray at IMMA, thoughts & reflections.
The Irish Museum of Modern Art, only recently re-opened after refurbishment, now hosts an excellent exhibition on the life and work of Eileen Gray, one of the most fascinating and significant figures...
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The Oratory Chapel by Sister Concepta Lynch, old Domincan Convent, Dun...
Look at this. I thought you’d enjoy these wonderful mural paintings. Foe those who do not know these artworks, they are in a tiny chapel called the Oratory, which itself is the last remaining...
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Stunning B&W short film- Diving into the River and Dublin Canal Basins....
There’s been quite a lot of response to the 40-Foot Christmas swim pictures, so I thought I’d share this extraordinary video, from the incredible long hot month of July here, our own heat wave. It’s...
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Maps of Dublin, old Speed’s map reveals history of Dublin.
Old maps of Dublin: Viking & Medieval Dublin to the early modern era. 1,200 years of change. The image below is the first known image of Ireland. It was drawn as part of a larger map, around 200AD,...
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A History of the Easter Rising in 50 Objects. By John Gibney historian.
A History of the Easter Rising in 50 Objects. By John Gibney historian. Some if not most readers may be familiar with Ireland in 100 Objects, a wide ranging history-through artifact book helmed by...
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Heavens’ embroidered cloth: Medieval buried Treasure.
Heavens’ embroidered cloth: – Medieval buried Treasure. Look at these… They are the last complete set of mass vestments left intact in Northern Europe. And they are extraordinary in their history,...
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** Art Tour Jan 12th- now booked out **
Our tour for Thursday 12 Jan – the second private Dublin Decoded tour evening of the Creating History exhibition at the National Gallery – is now booked out. It’s still possible to visit the...
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solving an art historical mystery, in the old Library Trinity College Long Room.
Look at this bust of the great Roman orator, statesman, and lawyer, Marcus Tullius Cicero. It’s by the Flemish sculptor Peter Scheemakers (1691-1781) who in the 18th century, was commissioned by...
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for Ease of Navigation: a practical suggestion for architects, planners,...
I occasionally write about Fine Art here, but very rarely my own output. i don’t draw as much as i used to, it is more of a hobby than an obsession these days. Also, when you sometimes have to write...
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Cast of Thousands
A few coal hole iron covers, these particular two are on Merrion Street. There are coal-hole covers in all the older parts of Dublin. This Merrion/Fitzwilliam area has a particularly rich store of...
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