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Liz Magor
In conversation with Georgina Jackson

The Douglas Hyde is delighted to present a walk through of the exhibition The Rise and The Fall where artist Liz Magor and our Director, Dr Georgina Jackson, will discuss some of the themes, subject matter, histories and ideas of the work on show. The event is free and everybody is welcomed, but booking is […]

Sophie Béhal
Animation Lab

Participants in this interactive Animation Lab will use their imaginations to discuss and visually explore the nature of memory. The lab will consider questions like: What is memory? How does memory change over time? What about memory is special? Participants will create their own creative responses to these ideas through animation.  The Animation Lab is […]

Daranijoh Sanni
Sonic Lab

In this lab, participants will experience sound in its different forms and reflect on the emotional responses that sound provokes. Daranijoh Sunni (E the Artist) will create and isolate different sounds and vibrations for participants to experience – and then ask them to think about and discuss the feelings, emotions, and responses they have to […]

Declan Long
Take This Dog for Example | Tour

Declan Long is an art critic, educator and author. He writes regularly on contemporary art and related subjects for a range of publications including Artforum International and Source Photographic Review. Booking required. Please complete the booking form from the link in this section.

Uri Aran
In conversation with Caoimhín Mac Giolla Léith

The Douglas Hyde is very pleased to announce an In Conversation event where critic and curator, Caoimhín Mac Giolla Léith will talk to Uri Aran about his practice and his exhibition Take This Dog for Example. The talk will take place on Saturday, 1 April at 2 pm at the Robert Emmet Lecture Theatre, Arts Block, […]

Kian Benson Bailes
Queer Possibility

The Douglas Hyde is delighted to announce the upcoming talk by artist Kian Benson Bailes, in which he will explore queer possibility as a gateway to creating new narratives, in the context of his own practice and Bassam Al-Sabah’s exhibition IT’S DANGEROUS TO GO ALONE! TAKE THIS Booking required. Please complete the booking form from […]

Bassam Al-Sabah and Jennifer Mehigan
In conversation with Georgina Jackson

The Douglas Hyde is very pleased to announce an In Conversation event where our Director, Georgina Jackson will talk to Bassam Al-Sabah and Jennifer Mehigan about, amongst other things, their collaboration on the IT’S DANGEROUS TO GO ALONE! TAKE THIS  and Nightbloom Chokehold exhibition projects. The talk will take place on Thursday, 9 February at 7pm, […]

Clare McLaughlin
IT’S DANGEROUS TO GO ALONE! TAKE THIS | Non-Visual Exploration

As part of the Seen-Unseen Project, in this non-visual exploration, Artist Clare McLaughlin will explore the work of Bassam Al-Sabah within the exhibition IT’S DANGEROUS TO GO ALONE! TAKE THIS This visit is for and with people who are visually impaired. Booking required. To register for the tour please email clare@seenunseen.ie

Jane Fogarty
IT’S DANGEROUS TO GO ALONE! TAKE THIS | Tour

Jane Fogarty is a visual artist based in Dublin. Jane has many years of experience mediating both modern and contemporary art in museum, gallery, and community settings. Jane will lead the tour group through a VTS (Visual Thinking Strategies) discussion of Bassam Al Sabbah’s current exhibition IT’S DANGEROUS TO GO ALONE! TAKE THIS This tour is […]