Billy Shortall holds a PhD in Irish art history. He is currently a Research Fellow in TCD.
2025 Committee. Caroline Hope, centre, retired from the committee and was replace by Nóirín Hayes.
23rd May 2026
Our summer trip is to Kilkenny on Saturday 23rd May, we will tour the Butler Gallery (view permanent exhibition and preview their upcoming temporary show) and the Design and Craft Council Gallery. Click HERE for more details, booking will be available soon.
22nd April 2026.
Tour of An Túr Gloine stained glass windows in Dublin’s Unitarian Church and St. Ann’s, Dawson Street.
Our next IAAH members’ event is a stained-glass windows tour led by David Caron, to the Unitarian Church, St Stephen’s Green and St Ann’s & St Stephen’s, Dawson Street. We will meet outside the Unitarian Church at 10:50am, visit the Church and then walk to Dawson Street. We expect to finish c. 12:30pm. More details on the events page HERE. Book Here.
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Guided tour of the Pearse Museum, St Enda’s Park, Rathfarnham and its important art works on Tuesday 24th March 2026 at 11am. It is limited to 20 attendees. Please click HERE for full details. Book on Eventbrite by clicking HERE
Our first event of the year will be a guided tour of IMMA’s “Art as Agency” exhibition on the 17th February.
The tour will start at 11:30 and the group will meet at 11:20 in the main IMMA reception area. It is limited to 20 attendees, so book early. There is a €5 charge.
Booking is through Eventbrite HERE
More details on the Events Page HERE
IAAH members Christmas event 2025
The IAAH Christmas event will take place on Saturday, 6th December at the Molesworth Gallery, 16 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2 | 2 – 4 pm.
Wine and nibbles will be served on arrival from 2pm.
Presentation by Caroline Campbell, Director NGI will start at 3:00 and finish with Q&A by 4pm.
More details and booking on the events page or book here.
One day symposium presenting current research in art history. Saturday, 15th November 2025. Trinity College Dublin Long Room Hub.
Event is free but you must book a place. Click HERE to book.
Saturday 11th October 2025 at 11 am.
Next members event. Curator’s tour of the Eithne Jordan exhibition at the Casino in Marino, an architectural masterpiece.
Margarita Cappock art historian, author and curator will lead this event and interview the artist Eithne Jordan.
This is a free event, but registration is required by replying to iaahevents@gmail.com to let us know that you will attend.
Place on this tour are limited and allocated on a first come basis, so book as soon as possible.
Click HERE for more details.
Saturday, 27th September
IAAH Annual General Meeting
The IAAH AGM 2024 will be held at UNITED ARTS CLUB,
3 Upper Fitzwilliam Street
Dublin 2
D02 RR50
10am to 1pm
Annual IAAH lecture by Logan Sisley, Head of Collection, Hugh Lane Gallery.
Click HERE for more details.
Wednesday, 3rd September 2025.
Guided tour of the Hugh Lane sculpture collection. The Hugh Lane Gallery will close for at least three years for refurbishment and other building work later in September. This will be one of the last opportunities to visit the gallery before it shuts it doors. This free event starts at 11am and registration is required by replying to iaahevents@gmail.com to let us know that you will attend. More details on events page.
Wednesday, 4th June 2025. Members guided tour of “Mainie Jellett and Evie Hone. The Art of Friendship” exhibition at the NGI. Limited to 15 members and costs €10. Click here to book via Eventbrite. More details on events page.
Saturday, 17 May | Discover the wonders of Limerick’s Hunt Museum’s world class collection of art and antiquities and medieval St Mary’s Cathedral in an all-inclusive day trip. This trip is facilitated by Teresa Crowley, Director of the Hunt Museum & IAAH Committee member. More details on events page. Click here to book.
Call for papers is now open for Issue 11 of Artefact, The Journal of the Irish Association of Art Historians. See Artefact Submissions.
See Events page for other upcoming outings.
Wednesday, 9 April | Tour of BogSkin exhibition in the RHA with Patrick Murphy, RHA Director and Curator of the exhibition. More details on events page.
Wednesday, 12 March at 11am – visit to St. Joseph’s Church in Terenure. Patricia Curtin-Kelly discussed the Harry Clarke windows in-situ. Patricia is the author of Harry Clarke & His Legacy, The Stained Glass in St. Joseph’s Church, Terenure. This event is free, but registration is required on Eventbrite.
Saturday, 14th December at the Molesworth Gallery, 16 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2 | 2 – 4 pm.
Wine and nibbles will be served on arrival from 2pm.
Presentation by Vera Klute will start at 3:00 and finish with Q&A by 4pm.
Places are limited and booking through Eventbrite here.
10 euro for members
15 euro for guests
One day symposium presenting current research in art history. Saturday, 16th November 2024. Trinity College Dublin Long Room Hub.
Event is free but you must book a place.
IAAH/Artefact Symposium 2024 – Call for Papers
One day symposium presenting current research in art history. Saturday, 16th November 2024 Trinity College Dublin Long Room Hub. CFP due mid October. For details click HERE.
This is a call for papers only, details of the day for attendees will issue later.
The IAAH AGM 2024 will be held on Saturday, 28 September
UNITED ARTS CLUB,
3 Upper Fitzwilliam Street
Dublin 2
D02 RR50
TIME: 10AM to 12.45PM
The AGM is an important event in our calendar year, and we would like to have as many as possible in attendance.
The AGM will be followed by a lecture by Dr Róisín Kennedy, UCD on
‘Visualizing the Celtic Revival, The Arts and Crafts Movement in Ireland’
This is the subject and title of her current edited volume.
Refreshments will be served.
Details on the events page HERE.
Wednesday, 11th September.
More Power to You Sarah Purser
Jessica Fahy will guide a tour of the Sarah Purser, ‘More Power to You’ exhibition at the Hugh Lane Gallery on the 11th September at 12 noon. There is a €10 charge, for more details and booking click HERE.
Guided tour of Hilary Heron at IMMA.
Billy Shortall is the leading expert on Irish artist Hilary Heron (1923-77), his research laid the foundation for her current exhibition at the Irish Museum of Modern Art, and he wrote the catalogue essay on the artist. Billy will guide a tour of the exhibition on 1st August at 11 am for IAAH members. Details on the events page.
Saturday, 27 April Author of the recent book on artist Michael Healy, and stained-glass expert, Dr David Caron will lead a tour of IAAH members exploring the windows in Loughrea Cathedral. The daylong event will start before the bus leaves Merrion Square with David guiding attendees through the An Túr Gloine exhibition in the National Gallery of Ireland. Details on events page. Tickets may be booked here.
Wednesday, 6 March IMMA in association with the IAAH will offer an afternoon guided tour through their current exhibition Self-Determination: A Global Perspective, one of the largest exhibitions in the Museum’s history. The tour will be preceded by a presentation at 1:15 in the IMMA lecture room by Dr Billy Shortall. Details on events page.
Thursday, 22 February Well-known art historian and commentator Jessica Fahy will guide IAAH members on an afternoon visit through the current Sarah Purser: Private Worlds exhibition currently running at the National Gallery of Ireland. Details emailed to members in early February with booking through Eventbrite.
May or September 2024 Currently in planning, the annual IAAH Symposium at which papers on current research taking place in Ireland will be presented.
Wednesday, 31 January 4:30 The Trinity Centre for the Book is hosting a seminar The Cuala Press: Art, Craft, Innovation in the Trinity Long Room Hub and all IAAH members are invited to attend.
Dr Angela Griffith and Dr Billy Shortall (Department of Art History) will discuss the Cuala Press as part of the Trinity Centre for the Book Seminar Series. Artist Stephen Lawlor will also present on a contemporary project, ‘Kwaidan’, that connects fine art with literature and what such connections can offer artists.
Thursday, 7 December at the Molesworth Gallery, 16 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2 | 6.30 – 9pm.
Presentation by artist Gabhann Dunne will start at 7.15 and finish with Q&A by 8pm.
Wine and nibbles will be served on arrival.
Further details on the events page.
Historic tour of 85/86 St. Stephen’s Green
Tue, 24 Oct 2023, 14:30
Our next event, an historic tour of numbers 85 and 86 St Stephen’s Green, currently the home of the Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI), is now available for booking at HERE
The IAAH AGM 2023 will be held on Saturday, 30 September
The AGM is an important event in our calendar year, and we would like to have as many as possible in attendance.
The AGM will be followed by a lecture by Professor John Turpin on
‘The first fifteen years of the Irish Association of Art Historians: 1972 to 1987’
Refreshments will be served.
Saturday 10th June
Guided tour of Castle Coole, Co Fermanagh with Dr Eddie McParland. Guided tour of the art works. Tour of the Chapel of the Mercy Convent Enniskillen with Dr David Caron and Dr Eddie McParland. Dr Caron will give a talk on the early An Túr Gloine stained glass in the Chapel. Click here for details and booking
IAAH tour of two current exhibitions at the NGI 18th May
National Gallery of Ireland guided tour of two current exhibitions, “Pastel Revealed” at the Print Gallery and “St Dymphna. The Tragedy of an Irish Princess” in the Grand Gallery. Thursday 18th May 2023 2:00 -3:00 pm. Meet at the Merrion Square entrance at 2pm. Book HERE
One day symposium presenting current research in art history. Saturday, 6th May 2023. Trinity College Dublin Long Room Hub. Click here for details and booking.
NGI and Russborough House, Thursday 13th April 2023.
Bespoke tour of Russborough House preceded by a tour of the NGI to view the great paintings formerly in the House.
IAAH/Artefact Symposium 2023 – Call for Papers
One day symposium presenting current research in art history. Saturday, 6th May 2023 Trinity College Dublin Long Room Hub.
IAAH Christmas Lecture and Wine Reception
Thursday 8th December 6pm – 8pm
Our speaker for this year will be practicing artist: Stephen Lawlor.
IAAH Outing – 16th November 2022.
Visit to TCD Provost’s House, Yeats’ Room, and The Stables (Irish Art Research Centre). 16/11/2023.
IAAH AGM – 24th September 2022.
We are delighted to announce that our AGM will be held on 24th September at the United Arts Club, Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin 2. 10am-12.30pm.
The meeting will be followed by a talk from popular art historian, Dr Angela Griffith who specialises in Irish modern and contemporary print.
Submissions are now invited for Issue Ten of Artefact. The deadline for receipt of full-length submissions of 3,000 – 5,000 words is 28 February 2021.
IAAH Outing – 11th February 2020.
Visit to the Dominican Oratory, Dun Laoghaire.
Date extended to 27th January
artefactjournal.com