1pm, Friday, 15th November
Irish Design Week - Lunchtime Tour - The Making of Beautiful Things: Irish Design in the Museum
Free
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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Irish Design Week - Lunchtime Tour - The Making of Beautiful Things: Irish Design in the Museum suite ag:
Dún Uí Choileáin,
Sráid na Binne Boirbe,
Baile Átha Cliath 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.
Ealaíona Maisiúla & Stair
Dún Uí Choileáin,
Sráid na Binne Boirbe,
Baile Átha Cliath 7,
D07 XKV4
+353 1 677 7444