The IAAH Christmas event took place on Saturday, 6th December at the Molesworth Gallery, 16 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2 | 2 – 4 pm. Wine and nibbles and a presentation from Caroline Campbell, Director NGI.
The IAAH / Artefact Journal Symposium in association with TCD History of Art and Architecture took place on Saturday, 15th November 2025 Trinity College Dublin, Trinity Long Room Hub
Margarita Cappock art historian, author and curator led a tour (and interview with the artist) of Eithne Jordan’s exhibition at the Casino in Marino in October 2025.
The IAAH AGM 2025, held on Saturday, 27th September at the UNITED ARTS CLUB on Upper Fitzwilliam Street was well attended. Logan Sisley, Head of Collections, Hugh Lane Gallery delivered the annual lecture, ‘Sarah Purser, Walter Osborne and the origins, development and future of the Hugh Lane Gallery collection’
Wednesday, 3 September | Guided tour of the Hugh Lane Gallery’s sculpture collection with Tony Suttle.
May 2025 trip to Limerick’s Hunt Museum’s world class collection of art and antiquities and medieval St Mary’s Cathedral
Tour of BogSkin exhibition at the RHA
led by gallery director and exhibition curator Patrick Murphy.
Tour of stained glass in St. Joseph’s Church in Terenure
with Patricia Curtin-Kelly on 12th March 2025.
IAAH Christmas event 2024
Wine and nibbles at the Molesworth Gallery followed by a presentation and tour of her superb exhibition by artist Vera Klute. 14 December 2024.
Study Day Symposium
The 2024 Study Day Symposium held in the Trinity Long Room Hub on 16 November was a great success. Great attendance in a wonderful location but most of all interesting and erudite papers.
Details and some photographs below.
IAAH / Artefact Journal Symposium
Saturday, 16th November 2024 Trinity College Dublin, Trinity Long Room Hub
9:30 – 10:00 Registration and tea/coffee/biscuits
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
10:40 Dr Rachel Healy Resolving issues of identity in Cornaro family portraits
11:10 Claire Brasseur The iconography of the cat in Dutch prints – between parergon and ergon. A case study on the Fagel collection
11:40 Marie Kelly Dress and the Deconstruction of Female Identity in Contemporary Performance Art
12:10 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
12:40 Dr Philip McEvansoneya The Chenevix Trench Tibetan collection in the National Museum of Ireland
A short Q&A followrd each presentation.
Symposium was followed by a light lunch 1:40-2:20pm.
The IAAH AGM 2024 was held on Saturday, 28 September at the UNITED ARTS CLUB on Upper Fitzwilliam Street. The large attendance was treated to an illuminating lecture by Dr Róisín Kennedy, UCD on ‘Visualizing the Celtic Revival, The Arts and Crafts Movement in Ireland’, which is the subject and title of her current edited volume.
Engaging tour of the Hilary Heron exhibition IMMA Ireland on the 1st August 2024. This important exhibition is worth your time. Thanks to Sara Damaris Muthi for guiding us through the contemporary work in the basement.
Wonderful IAAH stained-glass event on Saturday, 27th April 2024. Expertly guided tours of NGI An Túr Gloine exhibition by curator Marie Lynch, Loughrea Cathedral by Dr David Caron, and Carmelites Abbey Church by Dr Paul Donnelly.
On the 6th March 2024, IMMA in association with the IAAH offered a guided tour through their current exhibition Self-Determination: A Global Perspective, one of the largest exhibitions in the Museum’s history. The tour was preceded by a presentation in the IMMA lecture room by Dr Billy Shortall.
IAAH Christmas event 2023 on Thursday, 7 December at the Molesworth Gallery with Gabhann Dunne
Historic tour of 85/86 St. Stephen’s Green Tue, 24 Oct 2023
IAAH AGM 2023, Saturday, 30 September at the United Arts Club
Billy Shortall introducing Professor John Turpin, who delivered the guest lecture to the 2023 IAAH AGM
Notice.
It was with deep regret and shock that we heard of the death of IAAH committee member and great friend, supporter, and contributor to the Association, Frances Patton. She will be deeply missed by her many friends.
Summer trip to Castle Coole and Convent of Mercy in Enniskillen June 2023
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.
Sarah Purser designed window in the Convent.
Study Day Symposium
The 2023 in-person (hurray) Study Day Symposium held in the Trinity Long Room Hub was a great success. Great attendance in a wonderful location but most of all interesting and erudite papers. Some photographs below.
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 Lunch.
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.
IAAH members had a very enjoyable and informative outing on Thursday 13th April 2023.
Our day began in the National Gallery where the group had a tour of the paintings from the Milltown and Beit bequests led by Adrian le Harivel, Curator of British Art. The group then travelled by coach to Russborough House for lunch and a special Curator’s Tour of the house, the original location of the NGI paintings.
8th December 2022. The IAAH Christmas Party in the RDS is about to kick off. The wine is cooling, the mince pies are warming, and the scene is set for artist Stephen Lawlor’s presentation on his work and practice.
On the 16th November 2023, the Association had a wonderful tour of the Provost’s House, inside and out, led by Dr Melanie Hayes. The important Jack B. Yeats paintings in the Yeats room were guided by Dr Angela Griffith, and Dr Billy Shortall led the group on a tour of The Stables, home to the Irish Art Research Centre.
The sun obligingly shone through the beautiful Túr Gloine windows of St. Nathi’s on our February trip.
Thank you to all of our members who made this such a wonderful trip to St. Nahi’s church in Dundrum. If you would like to find out more about our upcoming events, please view our events page on this website.
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 the events page 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…
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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’
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
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.
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.
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