BEHIND THE SCENES: Collection at Work

Saturday 26 November 2022 – Monday 10 April 2023
James Barry, Portraits of Barry and Burke as Ulysses and a Companion fleeing the Cave of Polyphemus (detail), c.1776 | BEHIND THE SCENES: Collection at Work | Saturday 26 November 2022 – Monday 10 April 2023 | Crawford Art Gallery | Image: James Barry, Portraits of Barry and Burke as Ulysses and a Companion fleeing the Cave of Polyphemus (detail), c.1776 – we see Edmund Burke, Barry's patron and pal, at the right but looking left across the canvas; he is raising an admonishing finger which Barry is looking towards from behind and to the left of the canvas; in the background someone is fleeing while a giant is seising what may be a sheep

Experience the Collection… with a twist!

Crawford Art Gallery is home to part of the National Collection, but how well do you know the stories behind it?

BEHIND THE SCENES takes visitors on an unexpected journey through the Collection as it unfolds across two floors and several thematic chapters, including Conservation & Care, Making, Acquisitions & Loans, Diversity, and Research & Attribution, to name just a few.

Delve into a rich array of artworks from across the centuries and get to know your National Collection.

What stories can a painting or sculpture reveal from its past? How do we care for and better understand these national treasures? Who decides what – and who – is collected? And which tales are yet to be told?

BEHIND THE SCENES considers what a collection might say if it could speak.

Image: James Barry, Portraits of Barry and Burke as Ulysses and a Companion fleeing the Cave of Polyphemus (detail), c.1776
Saturday 26 November 2022 – Monday 10 April 2023
Crawford Art Gallery
Emmet Place, Cork
Telephone: +353 21 4805042
info@crawfordartgallery.ie
www.crawfordartgallery.ie
Opening hours / start times:
Monday 10:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 10:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 10:00 - 17:00
Thursday 10:00 - 20:00
Friday 10:00 - 17:00
Saturday 10:00 - 17:00
Admission / price: Free

 
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