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1pm, Friday, 15th November

Irish Design Week - Lunchtime Tour - The Making of Beautiful Things: Irish Design in the Museum

Free

Display of traditional Irish chairs, Irish Country Furniture, Collins Barracks

As part of Irish Design Week, some of the highlights and hidden treasures of the Museum’s historic and contemporary design collections will be showcased in a special tour.

The Making of Beautiful Things will present the history of design and crafts in Ireland through a series of remarkable objects in a variety of media and styles.

Featured makers will include John ffrench, Harry Clarke, and the Dun Emer Guild. You will discover a ruby decanter produced by the last active glassmakers in Ireland, a brass armillary sphere made when Dublin was a centre for scientific instrument production, and a display of traditional chair types demonstrating vernacular craft techniques, among many other remarkable works.

The Making of Beautiful Things: Irish Design in the National Museum - Design & Crafts Council Ireland   

The tour will begin at 1pm in Reception at Collins Barracks. No booking is required, but places are limited and will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

Friday, 15th November 2024
1pm    The Making of Beautiful Things: Irish Design in the Museum

For more information, contact bookings@museum.ie or call 01 648 6453.

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Location:


Irish Design Week - Lunchtime Tour - The Making of Beautiful Things: Irish Design in the Museum is located at:
Collins Barracks ,
Benburb St,
Dublin 7
D07 XKV4


The Design & Crafts Council Ireland's Irish Design Week celebrates the work of Irish makers and artists through events across the country.

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Collins Barracks ,
Benburb St,
Dublin 7,
D07 XKV4

+353 1 677 7444