The RHA and its Struggle with the Modern in Art

During the early 20th century, the Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts saw itself as modern. New international avant-garde trends challenged this outlook. From the 1950s the RHA became isolated. Abstraction was patronised by the Arts Council. Matt Gallagher's offer to build a new gallery for the Academy in Ely Place with a powerful modernist design forced the Academy to rethink its role. The return of figure painting internationally assisted in the re-emergence of the Academy with a wider range of membership and of exhibitions of contemporary art.

This event will have ISL interpretation.

The RHA is fully wheelchair accessible.

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