A unique Munch display in Dublin

An exceptional exhibition that should not be missed at the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin showcases forty prints by Norway’s greatest artist, Edvard Munch (1863-1944) from 19 September until 6 December 2009. The Edvard Munch: Prints exhibition at the NGI’s Beit Wing (Rooms 6-9), is the most substantial Munch print exhibition ever presented in Ireland. It is organized by the Hunterian Museum & Art Gallery, University of Glasgow, which hosted the show for three months, until September 6.
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Between Metaphor and Object

An exhibition from the IMMA Collection, featuring sculptures and installation works from the 1990s, is on display at the Irish Museum of Modern Art until April 4, 2010. Between Metaphor and Object provides new perspectives on the diversity of practices represented in the IMMA Collection from this period, explores its particularities, and considers them in the context of international trends of the decade.
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Francis Bacon's messy studio

If you believe your workplace is in a complete mess, think again. Francis Bacon’s own studio at 7 Reece Mews in South Kensington, London, where he worked for 30 years, was in an absolute chaos! You can have a glimpse of what chaos means at the Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery in Dublin, which transplanted and reassembled every paintbrush and speck of dust, along with the walls and floorboards of the famed studio from London to Ireland. Visit this unique exhibition in Dublin that took three years to reconstruct.
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