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12NOON
to 2PM. Call ahead to
confirm hours, (212) 319-2555.
Photo ID required.
ADMISSION IS FREE.
www.thegreathunger.org
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It is an extraordinary honor to present An Gorta Mór –
Ireland’s
Great Hunger. And I am sure that you, too, won't think of
this
tragedy in the same way after experiencing this exhibition.
Opening the exhibition, President Mary McAleese noted that
Ireland’s Great Hunger reframes the history of the period,
revealing the true causes of massive Irish emigration in the
19th
century, and questioning the way we view hunger
in our own world.
Ireland’s Great Hunger captures art and history: it offers
an
urgent message, a new perspective, a remembrance.
Curated from the remarkable collection at Quinnipiac
University in
Hamden, Connecticut, the exhibition contains art work by
major
contemporary sculptors, as well as paintings, lithographs,
photographs and etchings, and a fascinating selection of
rare
books and maps, dating from the famine years and earlier.
The exhibition runs through September 3rd.
I hope you will visit us. We look forward to welcoming you.
Best regards,
Turlough McConnell
Curator and Producer
www.thegreathunger.org
The exhibition is open to the public
weekdays through September
3rd from 12 Noon to 2PM at the Consulate of Ireland, 345
Park
Avenue (17th Floor), New York, between 51st and 52nd Street.
(Entrance also at 345 Lexington Avenue, near 6, E & M
subway.)
Photo ID required for building access. Call ahead to confirm
hours,
(212) 319-2555 <skype:+12123192555?origin=IETB>.
ADMISSION IS FREE.
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