The Irish Association of Art Historians maintains a programme of lectures, events, seminars and tours to significant sites in Ireland and abroad. The Committee aims to ensure a broad and varied programme. Many events are exclusive to the members, but a number are open to guests and non-members. Check out our most recent newsletter for booking details on the events underneath (as well as alternative forthcoming events in Ireland).
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
The first event of 2026 will be a guided tour of Art as Agency at the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) on 17th February, this exhibition celebrates IMMA’s Permanent Collection by showcasing over 100 artists from the 1960s to the present, highlighting key works including many recent acquisitions.
Details will be on here soon and emailed to members along with other events for the year.
Look at the news section for photographs from some of last year’s outings…
SOME PAST EVENTS
We had several events for 2025, including,
Wednesday, 12 March | visit to St. Joseph’s Church in Terenure, details above.
Wednesday, 9 April | Tour of BogSkin exhibition in the RHA with Patrick Murphy, RHA Director and Curator of the exhibition.
Saturday, 17 May | Summer outing to the Hunt Museum in Limerick. This day trip will also include a local architectural tour, currently being finalised.
Wednesday, 4th June | Members guided tour of “Mainie Jellett and Evie Hone. The Art of Friendship” exhibition at the NGI
Wednesday, 3 September | Guided tour of the Hugh Lane Gallery’s sculpture collection with Tony Suttle.
Saturday, 27 September | AGM and IAAH annual lecture at the United Arts Club.
Saturday, 11 October | Visit to artist Eithne Jordan’s exhibition at the Casino in Marino. Curator Margarita Cappock will guide the tour and interview Eithne on a walk through the exhibition.
Saturday, 15 November | IAAH Symposium at Trinity College Long Room Hub.
Saturday, 6 December | Christmas event with Dr Caroline Campbell, Director NGI.
See News section for more information on past events.
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The IAAH Christmas event took place on Saturday, 6th December at the Molesworth Gallery, 16 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2.
Wine and nibbles served on arrival. Presentation by Caroline Campbell, Director NGI, who spoke about her scholarly work and ongoing research.
Caroline is an international art museum curator, art historian, and author of The Power of Art, A Human History of Art: From Babylon to New York City (2024). Since November 2022, she is director of the National Gallery of Ireland, being the first woman taking this position in the Gallery’s 158-year history. She previously held positions at the Ashmolean Museum, the Courtauld Gallery and the National Gallery, London. This is an exciting opportunity for members to hear from Caroline.
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IAAH / Artefact Journal Symposium
Saturday, 15th November 2025 Trinity College Dublin, Trinity Long Room Hub
9:30 – 9:50 Registration and tea/coffee/biscuits
09:50 Welcome
10:00 Anna Stathaki St. Anne’s House and the structures in St. Anne’s Park ???
10:30 Jessica Sharkey ‘Under the Yeatsian Spell’
11:00 Sophie-Anne Bureau Woven garments in Late Antiquity ???
11:30John Tierney James Brenan RHA 1837-1907, Realist-Genre Painter and Art Educator
12:00 Justine Murphy & Suza Freeman Interpreting lives through ephemeral objects
12:30 – 13:00 Light Lunch
13:00 Clarissa Frascadore Why I am asking my sources out for coffee: Piet Mondrian and the Biographical Problem
13:30 Paula Arning Weaving Modernism into Industry: Margaret Leischner and Irish Ropes Ltd.
14:00 Jessica O’Donnell ‘Dublin should certainly see Bacon’s work’ ???
14:30 Dr Philip McEvansoneya “‘Cultural Expression in Time of War’: Seeing Modern Continental Art in Emergency Ireland”
A short Q&A follows each presentation.
All welcome.
Curator’s tour of the Eithne Jordan exhibition at the Casino in Marino, an architectural masterpiece. Saturday 11th October 2025 at 11 am.
The curator is Margarita Cappock, Dublin City Arts Office. Former deputy director of the Hugh Lane Gallery, Margarita is an art historian, author and curator. She will lead this event and interview the artist Eithne Jordan.
Eithne has exhibited widely in Europe and is a member of Aosdana and the RHA. Her work is in major public and private collections in Ireland, Europe and the U.S. She is drawn to exhibiting in unusual spaces where her work can interact with their surroundings as in this exhibition at the Casino Marino.
This is a free event, but registration is required by replying to iaahevents@gmail.com to let us know that you will attend.
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IAAH Annual General Meeting
The IAAH AGM 2024 will be held on Saturday, 27th September
UNITED ARTS CLUB,
3 Upper Fitzwilliam Street
Dublin 2
D02 RR50
10am to 1pm
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 Logan Sisley, Head of Collections, Hugh Lane Gallery on ‘Sarah Purser, Walter Osborne and the origins, development and future of the Hugh Lane Gallery collection’ Walter Osborne is currently the subject of a major exhibition in the US, see https://raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu/, with a number of painting borrowed from the Hugh Lane. Logan will also give a short update on plans for the gallery’s redevelopment
Order of Business (subject to minor changes)
- Welcome
- Minutes of previous AGM
- Chairperson’s report and annual review
- Financial review
- Vacancies on the committee
- Upcoming 2025 events
- Any other business/questions
Tea/coffee/biscuits will be served on arrival at 10am, meeting will start at 10.30am.
Membership fees are now due. The easiest way to pay is via the website: https://artefactjournal.com/iaah/iaah-membership/
We will be accepting new members and payment via card or cheque on the day, so you are free to bring along a friend who might join.
No need to register just turn up on the day, but it would help if you emailed your attendance to iaahevents@gmail.com in advance so we can estimate numbers.
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Wednesday 3rd September 2025. Our first event following the summer break took place on Wednesday 3rd September at 11 o’clock in the Hugh Lane Gallery. Tony Suttle gave a guided tour of the Hugh Lane sculpture collection.
The Hugh Lane Gallery closes for at least three years for refurbishment and other building work on 28th September. This was one of the last opportunities to visit the gallery before it shuts it doors and we had a full house.
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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.
The guided tour is on Wednesday, 4th June, and starts at 10am, attendees should meet at 9:50 outside the shop at the Clare Street entrance.
Other temporary exhibitions that may be visited afterwards include the conservation and redisplay of Ludovico Mazzolino (c.1480–1528), The Crossing of the Red Sea, 1521, in the Hugh Lane room and An Artist’s Presence in the Print Gallery.
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IAAH guided day trip to the Hunt Museum in Limerick and St Mary’s Cathedral.
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.
See Hunt Museum website at https://www.huntmuseum.com/
We will also have a guided tour of nearby St Mary’s Cathedral, founded in 1168 AD, in the hearth of medieval Limerick. See Cathedral website at https://www.saintmaryscathedral.ie/
Tour details.
9am Depart by coach from the main Merrion Square entrance to NGI
11:30 Tea/coffee on arrival at the Hunt Museum
Guided tour of the collection.
1:30 Lunch (tea/coffee, soup, sandwiches…)
3:00 Tour of St Mary’s Cathedral
4:00 Depart Limerick
6.30 Arrive Merrion Square
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There was an interesting tour for IAAH members of the Bogskin exhibition at the RHA Gallery on Wednesday, 9th April at 11:15am. It was led by exhibition curator and RHA Director Patrick T. Murphy.
Our 2025 events started on Wednesday, 12 March at 11am with a 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.
IAAH Christmas event 2024
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.
The IAAH Christmas event will take place at the Molesworth gallery. Vera Klute will present on her current show in the gallery. Vera is a well-known multi-disciplinary artist who has work in many private and public collections including both sculpture and painting works in the National Gallery of Ireland. Her public art includes the Luke Kelly statue in Dublin, work in the Royal Irish Academy, Trinity College Dublin, the Eileen Gray statues in Paris and Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, among others.
She is represented in Ireland by the Molesworth Gallery.
Booking at Eventbrite HERE.
10 euro for members
15 euro for guests
IAAH / Artefact Journal Symposium
Saturday, 16th November 2024 Trinity College Dublin, Trinity Long Room Hub
9:30 – 10:00 Registration and tea/coffee.
10:00 Welcome.
10:10 Aoife McCloughlin Life Cycle of Public Art: The Anna Livia and Molly Malone Sculptures from Inception to Public Reception, 1988 – present
11:10 Dr Rachel Healy Resolving issues of identity in Cornaro family portraits
11:40 Claire Brasseur The iconography of the cat in Dutch prints – between parergon and ergon. A case study on the Fagel collection
12:10 Marie Kelly Dress and the Deconstruction of Female Identity in Contemporary Performance Art
12:40 Gearóid Arthur Hayes Walter Frederick Osborne, an English Dubliner? The Complexity and Fluidity of National Identity of an Irish Protestant Artist at the Turn of the Twentieth Century
13:10 Dr Philip McEvansoneya The Chenevix Trench Tibetan collection in the National Museum of Ireland
A short Q&A follows each presentation.
Light lunch at 1:40-2:20pm.
All welcome. This event is free, but attendees must book on Eventbrite at
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. For details click HERE.
This is a call for papers details of the day for attendees will issue later.
IAAH Annual General Meeting
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.
Order of Business (subject to minor changes)
Welcome
Minutes of previous AGM
Chairperson’s report
Financial review
Artefact update
Vacancies on the committee
Upcoming events
Any other business / Questions
Refreshments will be served.
Membership fees are now due. The easiest way to pay is via the website: https://artefactjournal.com/iaah/iaah-membership/ We will be accepting new members and payment on the day, so you are free to bring along a friend who might join.
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.
Thursday 1st August
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, numbers are limited, but if demand is sufficient a second tour will be organised. There is an 8 euro fee for the tour and booking is by Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/guided-tour-of-the-hilary-heron-exhibition-at-imma-tickets-944920220817?aff=oddtdtcreator
Saturday, 27 April
We have another exciting IAAH outing in April. A day trip to St Brendan’s Loughrea with expert guide Dr David Caron. https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/iaah-guided-day-trip-to-st-brendans-cathedral-loughrea-tickets-863214165807?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
Schedule for the day
9.15 Meet at the National Gallery of Ireland, Clare Street entrance.
Introduction to An Túr Gloine exhibition in Room 11.
10.30 Depart by coach from Clare Street.
1 Arrive Loughrea.
1-2pm Lunch in Loughrea Hotel and Spa is included.
Soup, sandwiches, and coffee.
Please notify iaahevents@gmail.com of any dietary requirements.
2-4pm Tour of stained-glass in St Brendan’s Cathedral by Dr David Caron.
Time in Cathedral to view other arts and crafts work.
Visit to nearby Carmelite Church, which contains stained glass by Harry Clarke Studios and Phyllis Burke. Time permitting.
4 Depart Loughrea.
6.30 Arrive back to Merrion Square.
Members are welcome to make their own way to Loughrea and join us for lunch and the tour.
Tickets may be booked on Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/iaah-guided-day-trip-to-st-brendans-cathedral-loughrea-tickets-863214165807?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
May or September | Currently in planning, the annual IAAH Symposium at which papers on current research taking place in Ireland will be presented.
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 be preceded by a presentation at 1:15 in the IMMA lecture room by Dr Billy Shortall, “Art and Self-determination: Irish art in Paris, 1922”. Billy will present on the 1922 Exposition d’Art Irlandais held in Paris and referenced in the current IMMA exhibition. No booking required but please email iaahevents@gmail.com to let us know if you are attending so we can get an idea of numbers. Details here https://imma.ie/whats-on/open-drop-in-sessions-irish-association-art-historians-with-billy-shortall/
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. – Cancelled.
Wednesday, 31 January | 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. There is sufficient space, so no prior booking is required.
The Cuala Press: Art, Craft, Innovation
Wednesday, 31 January 4:30 – 6pm
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.
Kwaidan—Encounters with Lafcadio Hearn is an exhibition of prints by 20 Japanese and 20 Irish-based artists consisting of a sumptuous array of visual interpretations of Kwaidan, the well-known book of ghost stories published in 1904 by Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904), also known as Koizumi Yakumo.
IAAH Christmas event 2023
Thursday, 7 December at the Molesworth Gallery, 16 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2 | 6.30 – 9pm.
Presentation by Gabhann Dunne will start at 7.15 and finish with Q&A by 8pm.
Wine and nibbles will be served on arrival.
The IAAH Christmas event will take place at the Molesworth gallery. Gabhann Dunne will present on his art and practice. Gabhann is an award-winning artist with an extensive exhibition record and has won the prestigious Taylor Art Award, the RHA’s Hennessy Craig Scholarship Award, and others.
He is an engaging speaker and was co-presenter of ‘Painting the Nation’ television series on RTÉ One. His artwork is currently on exhibit in the Molesworth Gallery.
Book at Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/iaah-christmas-event-2023-tickets-764399899677?aff=oddtdtcreator
10 euro for members
15 euro for guests
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 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/iaah-members-event-moli-historic-tour-tickets-735362227217?aff=oddtdtcreator
IAAH AGM 2023
IAAH Annual General Meeting
The IAAH AGM 2023 will be held on Saturday, 30 September
UNITED ARTS CLUB,
3 Upper Fitzwilliam Street
Dublin 2
D02 RR50
TIME: 10AM to 12.30PM
The AGM is an important event in our calendar year, and we would like to have as many as possible in attendance.
Order of Business (subject to minor changes)
Welcome
Minutes of previous AGM
Chairperson’s report
Financial review
Artefact update
Vacancies on the committee
Upcoming events
Any other business / Questions
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.
Membership fees are now due. The easiest way to pay is via the website: https://artefactjournal.com/iaah/iaah-membership/ We will be accepting new members on the day, so you are free to bring along a friend who might join.
IAAH Summer Trip 2023
Saturday 10th June
The IAAH summer trip is now open for booking here.
- Guided tour of Castle Coole, Co Fermanagh with Dr Eddie McParland. Seat of the Earls of Belmore, the magnificent neo-classical building by architect James Wyatt is managed by the National Trust.
- There will also be a guided tour of the art works.
- Guided tour of the Chapel of the Mercy Convent Enniskillen with Dr David Caron and Dr Eddie McParland. The building’s architect was William A Scott, stained glass by An Túr Gloine artists, Michael Healy, Beatrice Elvery, A. E. Child, Catherine O’Brien, and Sarah Purser.
- Dr Caron will give a talk on the early An Túr Gloine stained glass in the Chapel.
Dr David Caron is editor of Gazetteer of Irish Stained Glass: Revised New Edition (2021)
Dr Eddie McParland is Fellow Emeritus (History of Art) Trinity College Dublin.
Schedule
- 9am Depart Merrion Square
- 11.30 Arrive Castle Coole, tea/coffee
- 12 Tour architecture and art
- 1.30 Lunch
- 2.30 Depart for Enniskillen
- 2.45 Arrive Mercy Convent, Enniskillen
- 3.30 Depart Mercy Convent
- 6pm Arrive Dublin
Costings
The cost including coach, entry, lunch, and tea/coffee is €75 and places are limited. Book at https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/summer-trip-members-to-castle-coole-mercy-convent-chapel-enniskillen-tickets-634959800857?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
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
IAAH / Artefact Journal Symposium
Saturday, 6th May 2023 Trinity College Dublin, Trinity Long Room Hub
9:30 – 10:00 Registration and tea/coffee.
Panel One.
10:00 Aoife-Marie Buckley, “The Millennium Wing: a Celtic Uffizi?”
10:25 Sorcha Ní Lideadha, “The View from the Outside: Western Islamic Architecture and Place Representation in Louis Meunier’s Topographical Prints of Spain”
10:50 – 11:15 Q&A.
Panel two.
11:15 Dr Angela Griffith, “The Cuala Press: tradition and innovation, inference and ‘art printing’”
11:40 Harriet Gillespie, “Preservation of the Estella Solomon’s Collection: Preparing portfolios by Estella Solomon’s and Louise Jacobs for access”
12:05 Hannah Baker, “Sarah Cecilia Harrison: Artist and Activist”
12:30 – 12:45 Q&A.
12:45 – 13:30 Light lunch provided.
Panel three.
13:30 Gearóid Arthur Hayes, “Hiding in Plain Sight: Misattributions in the National Gallery of Ireland Collection.”
13:55 Dr Melanie Otto, “Returning the Colonial Gaze – A Close Reading of Lorcan Walshe’s Painting Shaman”
14:20 Dr Philip McEvansoneya, “Margaret Stokes, the ‘cult’ of Botticelli – and E.M. Forster”
14:45 – 15:00 Q&A and close.
Russborough House Event 23rd March 2023 – Please note postponed until Thursday 13th April 2023
IAAH visit to National Gallery of Ireland (NGI) and Russborough House, Thursday, 23 March
A very special day out has been planned for members of the IAAH, visiting both Russborough House and the National Gallery – landmark art institutions linked by two generous philanthropic donations.
In 1906, Geraldine Leeson, Countess of Milltown, bequeathed the entire contents of Russborough to the National Gallery – this is now the most intact Country House Collection remaining in Ireland, much is on display in the NGI with other key pieces returned to Russborough on long term loan.
In 1996, Sir Alfred and Lady Beit donated seventeen Old Master paintings from their collection to the National Gallery of Ireland. These include works by Vermeer, Metsu, Franz Hals and Hobbema. The remainder of their paintings collection remains in Russborough along with an exquisite array of furniture, porcelain, silver and clocks.
Our day begins in the National Gallery (Merrion Square entrance) where the group will be met by Adrian le Harivel, Curator of British Art. He will take us on a whistle stop tour of the Dargan Wing where highlights from both collections are located.
The group will then travel by coach to Russborough House for lunch and a special Curator’s Tour of the house by Pauline Swords, Head of Collections and Curatorial. She has instigated a new decorative scheme for the Drawing Room informed by photographic evidence from 1860. The IAAH visitors will be among the first visitors to inspect this work.
Those of you who visited in recent years will be familiar with the changes to the visitor areas – there is a lovely new café where we will enjoy lunch and there should be time for a quick visit to the Exhibition Area and shop in the basement of the main house. The return bus will leave at 3.30pm arriving back to the NGI Merrion Square at 4.30pm (approx.)
10am meet in the National Gallery Merrion Square entrance for tour of the Beit and Milltown highlights with Adrian le Harivel.
11am bus leaves outside the NGI for Russborough.
12pm Arrive Russborough for lunch (not included in cost)
1.15pm Guided tour
2.30pm Basement exhibition, walk or shopping
3.30pm Return bus to Dublin
4.30pm Arrive NGI Merrion Square
Cost €35 – not including lunch.
Please note, numbers are limited for this outing. Book by clicking here with Eventbrite
Any queries to iaahevents@gmail.com.
IAAH/Artefact Symposium 2023 – Call for abstracts.
IAAH/Artefact Symposium 2023 Call for Papers
Saturday, 6th May 2023 Trinity College Dublin, Trinity Long Room Hub
The Irish Association of Art Historians and Artefact: Journal of the Irish Association of Art Historians, are holding a Symposium to celebrate and encourage current research in Art History & Visual Culture in Ireland. We are interested in unpublished work on any topic relevant to the discipline. The call is open to all, and we hope to hear from students, practising artists, curators, and early career and established scholars. Abstracts of approximately 250 words for 20-minute presentations should be submitted by Friday, 24th March 2023 to artefactjournal@gmail.com, along with a short biographical note. Although the study day is open to all, please consider becoming an IAAH member. Annual membership from €12 (which includes a subscription to Artefact journal)
To join, see: https://artefactjournal.com/iaah/iaah-membership/
Registration for attendance will open closer to the event.
Christmas 2022 Event
IAAH Christmas Lecture and Wine Reception
Thursday 8th December 6pm – 8pm
Members Conference Room, RDS, Ballsbridge.
Students €10
Members and Friends €15 each.
Booking available on Eventbrite now using this link:
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/iaah-christmas-event-2022-tickets-467907161917
Eventbrite booking is preferred but attendees may also pay on the night. We need to give numbers attending to the RDS so If paying on the night, please confirm by reply to iaahevents@gmail.com
Please use the members entrance on Merrion Road
Free Parking in RDS Car Park.
Bus 7, 7A, 4 & 18.
Our speaker for this year will be practicing artist: Stephen Lawlor.
Visit to TCD Provost’s House, Yeats’ Room, and The Stables (Irish Art Research Centre). 16/11/2023.
We are re-starting IAAH activity, and later this month, 16th November 2023, we have organised a visit to the Provost’s House in Trinity College for members. This free event includes access to the Yeats Room to see sixteen rarely exhibited important Jack B. Yeats paintings. This trip will also include a visit to the Provost House Stables now home to the Irish Art Research Centre. The Stables were originally designed by Frederick Darley junior in 1841 and restored by the award-winning architects, O’Donnell+Tuomey. Please sign up to attend by emailing iaahevents@gmail.com
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.
September is a good time to make plans and return to a routine after the more laid-back vibes of summer. There is a new year feel to this time and thus we are reviving the I.A.A.H. with the forthcoming general meeting.
This is a morning not to be missed. The meeting will be followed by a talk from a popular art historian who specialises in Irish modern and contemporary art and design. We will of course serve tea and coffee and as always, we welcome your ideas for events etc.
Anne O’Leary
Chair, IAAH
Next IAAH Outing – 11 February 2020.
Tue, 11 February 2020, 11:00 – 16:00
Tour of the Oratory with Dr. Sighle Bhreathnach-Lynch, followed by a light lunch at Oliveto Restaurant and a tour of the Lexicon.
Created to mark the end of WWI and to commemorate the many local Irishmen who had fought and died on the Western Front, the Oratory in Dun Laoghaire was built in 1919, and hand-painted by Sister M. Concepta Lynch between the years 1920-36. The stunning result is a highly-regarded masterpiece of the Celtic Revival style. The windows were provided by the Harry Clarke Studio in Dublin.
Please book through Eventbrite. The total cost for the outing is €18.
Please email iaahevents@gmail.com to reserve your place.
IAAH/Artefact Symposium 2020
Call for Abstracts
Date extended to January 27th
Saturday, March 21st 2020 University College Dublin, School of Art History & Cultural Policy
Together, the Irish Association of Art Historians and Artefact: Journal of the Irish Association of Art Historians, are holding a Symposium to celebrate and encourage current research in Art History & Visual Culture in Ireland.
We are interested in unpublished work on any topic relevant to the discipline. The call is open to all and we hope to hear from practising artists, curators, art historians and students of relevant disciplines.
The symposium will be structured to spark some conversation and a cash prize will be awarded on the day to recognise the best paper.
Abstracts of no more than 350 words for 20 minute presentations (which would be approx. 2,500 words) should be submitted by January 27th to artefactjournal@gmail.com, along with a short biographical note.
Although the study day is open to all, please consider becoming an IAAH member. Annual membership from €12 (which includes a subscription to Artefact journal). To join, see:
https://artefactjournal.com/iaah/iaah-membership/
PAST EVENTS 2019
IAAH Summer Outing 2019
13th June 2019.
The IAAH Summer Outing will take place on 13 June 2019, visiting two locations in Northern Ireland. The outing will start with a guided tour of the Scottish Colourists exhibition in the FE Mc William Gallery, Banbridge, followed by curator’s tour of Hillsborough Castle and the Royal Art Collection.
Advance booking by the 20 May is required for all attending the outing. Please book through Eventbrite. The total cost for the outing is €58.
Please email iaahevents@gmail.com to reserve your place.
Tour: St Nahi’s Church, Dundrum with Jessica Fahy
Friday, 8th February at 2pm.
Join us for a visit to this little jewel box of Irish stained glass from the early 20th Century. We will trace the history of An Túr Gloine through the exceptional windows still in situ by Evie Hone, A.E. Childs, Ethel Rhind and Catherine O’Brien. There are other surprises included on this wonderful trip, such as the beautiful embroideries by the Yeats sisters who are themselves buried in the graveyard behind the church.
Please email iaahinfo@gmail.com to reserve your place.
Tour: The Mary Swanzy Voyages Exhibition at IMMA with Jessica Fahy
Friday, 15th February at 2pm
Just before it closes we will visit the not to be missed exhibition of one of the most exceptional Irish artists of the 21st century, Mary Swanzy. She experimented in almost every avant-garde movement leaving behind a diverse and exciting collection of works. From her academic portraits through her own particular style of Cubism to strange and bizarre surrealist paintings, this exhibition provides a rare opportunity to truly understand her career and to try and comprehend her relative obscurity in the history of Irish Art.
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