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1916 Portraits and Lives: a conversation

When

Thursday, February 16, 2017, 19:30 - Wednesday, May 31, 2017, 17:30

Where

Pearse Museum, St Enda's Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16

Tickets

Admission is free but booking is advised on 01 4934208

1916 Portraits and Lives exhibition opens at Pearse Museum

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To mark the opening of the 1916 Portraits and Lives exhibition, the Pearse Museum will host a conversation between historian James Quinn and artist David Rooney on Thursday, 16 February at 19.30.

They will discuss the lives and portraits of some of the 42 figures that feature in the book and exhibition 1916 Portraits and Lives.

Admission is free but booking is advised on 01 4934208.

 

1916 Portraits and Lives is a selection of 40 articles from the Royal Irish Academy’s Dictionary of Irish Biography, dealing with 42 men and women whose careers, in one way or another, were deeply involved with the Easter rising of 1916. Find more information about 1916 Portraits and Lives here.

A limited edition of 100 signed and numbered prints is available for purchase from our website.

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