Stories of Ireland in Art
This exhibition (08.10.2016 - 15.01.2017) represents the Gallery’s principal contribution to Ireland’s Decade of Centenaries - the programme of commemorations relating to the significant events in Irish history that took place between 1912 and 1922. ‘Creating History: Stories of Ireland in Art’ will bring together over 50 paintings spanning the seventeenth century to the 1930s, depicting or inspired by episodes in Irish history from the early fifth century arrival of St. Patrick to the establishment of the Free State. (Text: National Gallery of Ireland)