Public Tour: Lines of Vision: Poetry in Art
Public Tour: Lines of Vision: Poetry in Art
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the National Gallery in 2015, 56 contemporary Irish writers contributed new poems, essays, and stories to the book Lines of Vision: Irish Writers on Art (published by Thames and Hudson; edited by Janet McLean, Curator of European Art, 1850–1950). Each writer selected a picture from the collection and used it as a setting-off point to explore ideas about art, love, loss, family, dreams, memory, places, and privacy. Join one of the Gallery’s tour guides as they bring a selection works from this exhibition back to life in the permanent collection.
Meet your tour guide in our Courtyard, near the Merrion Square information desk.
Read our Visitor Guide for details of what to expect on your visit to the Gallery.
This tour is fully accessible to people who are hard of hearing and use a tour guide system with T-loop capabilities.
Meeting Point: Courtyard
Additional Details
Event Medium - In Person
Wheelchair Access - Yes
Contact Phone No. - 016633510
Contact Email - [email protected]
Event profile (Keys) - Training (personal and professional development. Learning from third level institution, Adult education centre, Private providers, etc)
Registration Required - No
Organiser
The National Gallery of Ireland is Ireland’s major national cultural institution devoted to the collection and care of fine art. Comprising more than 18,000 paintings, drawings, watercolours, miniatures, prints, sculpture and decorative arts, the institution’s extensive holdings include masterpieces by many of the most celebrated figures in the history of western European art. In addition, the Gallery houses the most representative collection of historic Irish art. Our mission is to care for, interpret, develop and showcase art in a way that makes the National Gallery of Ireland an exciting place to encounter art. We aim to provide an outstanding experience that inspires an interest in and an appreciation of art for all. We are dedicated to bringing people and their art together.
