From the renovation of the Shaw Room to the momentous rediscovery of a masterpiece, Sergio Bendetti recalls his career, spanning three decades, at the National Gallery of Ireland
It is easier to talk of personal experiences than to write about them, not only because the spoken word differs from written prose, but because a name or a date can be reported inexactly in conversation and is generally taken by the listener cum grano salis. It is quite different to put pen to paper, and so when the Irish Arts Review came to know of my approaching retirement from office, it was not without hesitation that I agreed to give an account of some highlights during my thirty years in the National Gallery of Ireland
