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AE-AN168 - Exploring the Collection of the Hugh Lane Gallery

The Hugh Lane Gallery has the foremost collection of modern and contemporary art in Ireland and is believed to be among the first galleries of modern art in the world. These illustrated online lectures delivered by art historians offer opportunities for exploring insightful perspectives on the Gallery’s prodigious collection including superb examples of Irish and international art.

Dates Schedule Time Venue/Location Fee €
28 Jan 2021 to 04 Mar 2021 Sessions: 6
Jan 28, Feb 04, 11, 18, 25, Mar 04
14:00 Online

70.00



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6 Thurs 14.00 - 15.30 pm

Jan 28, Feb 04, 11, 18, 25, Mar 04

 

Selected reading list  

A wide variety of publications exploring the Gallery’s collection and modern and contemporary art practice  can be found here: 

http://www.hughlane.ie/exhibitions-publications 

http://www.hughlane.ie/collections-publications 

http://www.hughlane.ie/bacon-publications 

http://www.hughlane.ie/education-publications 

 

The course will be delivered by Jessica O’Donnell, Head of Education and Community Outreach at Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane and experienced and knowledgeable art historians from the Hugh Lane’s staff

Thursday 28 January 2021 

  • 2 pm Welcome, Jessica O’Donnell, Head of Education and Community Outreach, Hugh  Lane Gallery  
  • Exhibition in Focus: Worlds Without End: Stories Around Borders 
  • Lecturer: Victoria Evans, Exhibitions Curator, Hugh Lane Gallery 

Thursday 4 February 2021 

  • 2 pm Pre-Raphaelite paintings and 19th-century English artists in the Hugh Lane Gallery  collection  
  • Lecturer: Yseult O’Driscoll, art historian  

Thursday 11 February 2021 

  • 2 pm Depictions of Irish life - social, artistic and political - in the Hugh Lane Gallery’s  collection  
  • Lecturer: Dr Anne Cormican, art historian  

Thursday 18 February 2021 

  • 2 pm Women Artists in the Hugh Lane Gallery’s Collection (Part 1 - up to 1950) Lecturer: Yseult O’Driscoll, art historian  

Thursday 25 February 2021 

  • 2 pm Women Artists in the Hugh Lane Gallery’s Collection (Part 2 - post-1950 to  contemporary art) 
  • Lecturer: Dr Anne Cormican, art historian  

Thursday 4 March 2021 

  • 2 pm Sculpture in the Hugh Lane Gallery’s collection 
  • Lecturer: Yseult O’Driscoll, art historian

The course will be of interest to all those interested in modern and contemporary Irish and international art and gaining an insight into and appreciation of the significance and quality of the Hugh Lane’s collection.