Audrey Whitty examines some rarities from a connoisseur’s collection of Irish glass recently acquired by the National Museum of Ireland
In December 2011 the National Museum of Ireland (NMI) was fortunate to acquire an extensive collection (over 180 objects) of Irish 18th and 19th century glass from Kenneth Tughan, the Co Down-based collector. He had started to acquire material for this exceptionally high quality and significant Irish glass collection from the 1970s and he eventually amassed one of the finest private collections of Irish glass on this island.
Stephanie McBride examines the startling imagery of Richard Mosse who has made infrared film his signature medium
From a rural setting in County Antrim, Basil Blackshaw has contributed a new chapter to the story of Irish art, writes Brian Fallon as the retrospective at the F E McWilliam Gallery marking Blackshaw’s 80th birthday continues.
Frederick O’Dwyer follows the evidence to unearth the design sources for Dublin Airport’s original terminal at Collinstown