There are many exhibitions taking place in Dublin over the coming months. You can learn about the birth of the detective story, or see some stunning pieces of jewellery, see illustrations for fairytales, check out Spanish photography or American Art. Have a look at our brief guide for a bit more detail…
The Body in the Library – The Great Detectives
Venue: Trinity College Library, College Street, Dublin 2.
Ends: 14.06.2009
Admission charges apply: please see the Trinity College website for further details.
This exhibition looks at how detective stories began, and the detectives who always got their man! Books at the exhibit include a 1919 edition of one of Edgar Allen Poe’s books, The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins and the first series of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
The golden age of crime writing from the 1920′s and 1930′s is also featured.
Calder Jewellery
Venue: Irish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Hospital, Military Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8.
Dates: 1st April to 21st June, 2009.
Admission charges apply.
The exhibition focuses on the jewellery side of American artist Alexander Calder. Approximately 100 pieces are on view and these include necklaces, bracelets, earrings, tiaras and brooches.
Calder’s jewellery was originally made for family and friends, but his pieces have adorned famous people as well. You can see photographs of Angelica Huston, Georgia O’Keeffe and Peggy Guggneheim, wearing some of his creations.
Try to make the Calder jewellery lecture by Mark Rosenthal on Wednesday 29th April, at 6.30p.m. Admission is free to this lecture, but booking is essential.
Please check the Irish Museum of Modern Art website for further information.
Elizabeth Peyton – Reading and Writing
Venue: Irish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Hospital, Military Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8.
Dates: 1st April to 21st June 2009.
Admission: free of charge.
This exhibition looks at the works of American artist Elizabeth Peyton and features 20 paintings and works on paper from 1990.
If you would like to know a little more about how the artist gets her inspiration for her works, you can meet Elizabeth Peyton at an artist talk on Tuesday, 31st March at 5.00p.m. Admission to this talk is free, but booking is essential.
For further information on this exhibition, please have a look at the Irish Museum of Modern Art website.
Itinerarios Afines/Affinity Paths
Venue: Instituto Cervantes Dublin, Lincoln House, Loncoln Place, Dublin 2.
Dates: 2nd April, to the 25th May 2009.
This exhibition features works by 10 of Spains leading photographers. The exhibition looks at two areas of Spanish photography: documentary and conceptual.
The following photographers are taking part in the exhibition: Bleda y Rosa, Ferran Freixa, Cristina García Rodero, Alberto García-Alix, Cristóbal Hara, Ouka Leele, Chema Madoz, Ángel Marcos, Xavier Ribas and Javier Vallhonrat.
If you would like some more information, please access the Visit Dublin website.
Harry Clarke’s Illustrations for Hans Christian Andersen’s “Fairy Tales”
Venue: National Gallery of Ireland, Merrion Square West, Dublin 2.
Dates: 16th May to the 23rd of August 2009.
Admission: free of charge.
Last year the National Gallery was the lucky recipient of 10 watercolours illustrating Hans Christian Andersen’s fairytales. The exhibition includes these beautiful works by Irish artist Harry Clarke from the fairytales, The Snow Queen, The Hardy Tin Soldier, and the Wild Swans. Other works on view by Clarke include six black and white illustrations, which he made for an edition of Alexander Pope’s The Rape of the Lock.
If you would like to know a little more about this exhibition, please take a look at the National Gallery website.
That’s just a brief guide on some of the exhibitions taking place in capital over the coming months.
Thinking of coming to Dublin for some of these exhibitions? Why not have a look at our Dublin Hotels page to see what’s on offer.
If you have previously been to Dublin for an exhibition at any of the above venues, why not drop us a line in the comments box below – we would love to hear from you.
