See how architecture and the arts intersect with Open House Dublin tours of Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann, Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane, Alliance Française Dublin, RHA Gallery and the National Gallery of Ireland. Also check out McCullough Mulvin Orange, an exhibition at Irish Architecture Foundation HQ and other locations in the city!
POETRY IRELAND
Number 11 was built as one of the first townhouses alongside Number 10 on Dublin’s very first Georgian square, and later became the primary representation of new 20th century local democracy. It’s a prime example of Georgian splendour and late 10th century arts and crafts and is home to the magnificent Council Chamber. Open on Saturday 14 October from 11.00am – 5.00pm and Sunday 15 October from 12.00pm – 5.00pm.
ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY OF MUSIC
Number 36 Westland Row, located in the Georgian Quarter of Dublin, had been the home of the Royal Irish Academy of Music since 1871. This fine Georgian four bay house has a granite façade at ground-floor level and red brick above with granite quoins on both corners. The tall windows of the first floor have surrounds of Portland Stone. Come and see some of the original features which remain today on Saturday 14 October from 11.00am – 5.00pm.
DUBLIN CITY GALLERY THE HUGH LANE
Charlemont House, the home of Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane, was commissioned by James Caulfeild (1728-1799), 4th Viscount Charlemont and 1st Earl of Charlemont and built in 1765. Recent additions include a 1930s wing and a new extension designed by Gilroy McMahon in 2006. Tours will be held at 11am, 12pm and 2pm on Saturday 14 October.
ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE DUBLIN
Number 1 Kildare Street, formerly the Kildare Club and currently the Alliance Francaise, was designed in 1858 and completed in 1861. Its architects, Benjamin Woodward and Thomas Newenham Deane, also designed the Museum Building at Trinity College Dublin and the Museum Building at Oxford University. The tours this year on Saturday 14 October from 2.30pm – 4.30pm will also include the newly renovated French Library by GKMP Architects.
ROYAL HIBERNIAN ACADEMY
The Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA) has been housed at Ely Place since 1970. This project comprised of the renovation and re-organisation of the existing structure to provide clear routes and paths through the building while improving the quality of the gallery spaces. As part of Open House Dublin, artists in residence will open their doors from 11am – 1pm and artist Hazel Egan will be running Kids’ Art Cart from 1pm – 5pm. Tours of the RHA gallery will be at 12pm & 2pm. Exhibitions in the galleries will be open from 11am – 5pm and include works by Vera Klute, Ronnie Hughes, Susan Connolly and Janet Mullarney ARHA all on Saturday 14 October.
NATIONAL GALLERY OF IRELAND
On Saturday 14 October, the beautifully transformed spaces in the Dargan and Milltown Wings are the result of a multimillion-euro refurbishment project that has been carried out by the Office of Public Works’ Project Management Services, with architects Heneghan Peng as the Design Team Leaders. Original nineteenth-century architectural features and spaces are revealed and majestic windows now open onto a spacious light-filled courtyard created by Heneghen Peng. Note places on this tour will be distributed using a lottery, which has now closed.
Photo: Mark Orange
MCCULLOUGH MULVIN ORANGE
McCullough Mulvin Orange is an art exhibition launching on Culture Night 2017, featuring a series of new works by artist Mark Orange produced in collaboration with leading Dublin architect Niall McCullough. The works are being presented at some of the key Dublin buildings designed by McCullough Mulvin Architects over the past 20 years, including Temple Bar Gallery & Studios, the Long Room Hub, Trinity College, and the Irish Architecture Foundation, Bachelors Walk. Open from 11-6pm Tuesday to Saturday until 14 October.
Feature Image: Courtesy of the RHA
