#OnThisDay - 2 May 1870 – A statue of the former viceroy, Earl of Carlisle, was unveiled in the People’s Garden, Phoenix Park, without public ceremony. The statue stood in the Peoples' Garden until 1956, when it was blown off its plinth in an explosion, and subsequently removed

Interior by Brynhild Parker 1931 (Private Collection).

I found this first edition of Michael MacLiammoir’s magnificent autobiography in a second hand bookshop in Belfast this week. Signed (inscribed) by the great man and all. Delighted, I am. Gate Theatre

Born #Onthisday 1858 in Corfu, Irish novelist, Edith Somerville who was brought up in #Cork and died in Castletownhend in 1949 @finnclodagh more blogs.qub.ac.uk/specialcollect…

Soane’s Dressing Room might be the most extravagantly decorated small room in London. Where else can you find sketches and engravings by Hogarth and Canaletto next to a sink and concealed toilet, accompanied by a view out onto gothic ruins and a towering pasticcio? ✨❤️

Today we re-framed Jan van Eyck’s Arnolfini Portrait. We replaced the late 19th century gothic fantasy frame with a newly acquired somber gilded 15th century moulding. The figures appear larger and the details crisper without the competition of the incongruous carving.

Still thinking about my second encounter with Orpheus and Eurydice (1775-76) MuseoCorrer, two early works by Antonio Canova that truly demonstrate he was an artist of immense feeling and exceptional skill. Heartbreaking, heartstopping… 🤍

Join Oein DeBhairduin ✨, National Museum of Ireland Curator for Traveller #Mincéirí Culture on #IrelandsHiddenTreasures on RTÉ One this Sunday 5th May at 6.30pm and learn about the importance of representation & inclusion of Traveller culture in the National Collections.

There's no need to travel to the great art cities of Florence and Paris this summer when you can see two masterpieces side by side at the Ulster Museum!

Caravaggio is coming to Belfast.

Friday 10th May

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Thoor Ballylee, the former Galway home of W.B. Yeats, his wife George and family, will be open daily from 10-5 from May 1st to September 1st 2024. We look forward to welcoming you! #wbyeats #thoorballylee

‘A hundred years on, they're still relevant.’

This #BuildingAsWitness artist project by Curtin // Keating is really remarkable. Sit Stand Smoke is fully booked out but keep an eye on Crawford Art Gallery’s socials in case any cancellations arise!

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David Keating - grandson of original artist Seán Keating - is one of the people involved in Sit Stand Smoke, a VR project that explores the iconic 'Men of the South' painting at Crawford Art Gallery in Cork.

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A day like no other ⁦Ulster Museum⁩ hanging two Caravaggios. Thanks to #NG200 ⁦National Gallery⁩ & ⁦National Gallery of Ireland⁩ opens ⁦Ulster Museum⁩ 10 May unmissable

We are now accepting entries to the Seán Ó Faoláin International Short Story Competition. Camilla Grudova will read every story and first prize includes €2,000 and a featured reading at the Cork International Short Story Festival. munsterlit.ie/ofaolain-compe…

This day ten years ago I was sketching John Hogan’s late sculpture, Hibernia and Brian Boroimhe (1855). A decade later and I find myself writing about it – the sculpture, not my drawing!

Harry Kernoff's vivid depiction of 'Naylors Cove, Bray,' (1940) shows why he has a firm place in modern Irish popular culture. He had come to international attention the previous year when he represented Ireland at the New York World’s Fair.

This is poetry 🐸

Get ready for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to delve behind the scenes of Manchester Art Gallery’s remarkable collection.

Since late 2023, we have embarked on an extraordinary journey of Taking Stock of the collection.
Gallery 17 has been transformed into an ‘open store,’…