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Art and Architecture of Ireland reviewed in the Irish Times

Saturday, 17 January 2015

The Royal Irish Academy’s Art and Architecture of Ireland project took 6 years to complete, contains over 2 million words, 3,000 pages and 1,600 years of culture.

Publications, Art and Architecture of Ireland, Dictionary of Irish Biography

The Making of the Art and Architecture of Ireland

Friday, 16 January 2015

How do you put together a five volume work, with ten editors and over 270 external contributors? A project that contains over 3 million words, 3,000 pages and 3,500 images?

Art and Architecture of Ireland

Modern Ireland in 100 Artworks (1920) The Lobster Fisherman by Paul Henry

Saturday, 6 December 2014

In this week’s article Yvonne Scott discusses Paul Henry’s calm portrait which ‘captures the challenge Irish artists faced in combining modernism and nationalism.’

Publications, Dictionary of Irish Biography, Art and Architecture of Ireland, Modern Ireland in 100 Artworks

Time to Celebrate our Art

Sunday, 16 November 2014

Art and Architecture of Ireland reviewed in the Irish Independent.

Publications, Art and Architecture of Ireland, Dictionary of Irish Biography

An Introduction to Modern Ireland in 100 Artworks

Friday, 27 June 2014

This weekend marks the start of the Royal Irish Academy’s collaboration with the Irish Times entitled Modern Ireland in 100 Artworks.

Publications, Art and Architecture of Ireland, Dictionary of Irish Biography, Modern Ireland in 100 Artworks

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