Tour | Risings: The Irish Literary Revival and the Making of a Nation

On View April 29 – July 25, 2026

Risings explores the formation of Irish identity through the Irish Literary Revival of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and the parallel political quest for Irish nationhood. Presented in collaboration with The New York Public Library and featuring newly discovered material from their collection, Risings: The Irish Literary Revival and the Making of a Nation is on view in The Grolier Club’s ground floor gallery from April 29 through July 25, 2026.
Curated by Alexander Neubauer and Alan Klein from their collections, Risings features approximately 150 objects, with more than 30 items drawn from the Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection at The New York Public Library. The exhibition features rare books, manuscripts, letters, theatre pamphlets, political propaganda, and photographs that situate a prolific period of literary production in the broader context of political unrest. An accompanying catalogue, published by The Grolier Club, will be available in spring 2026, and the Club will present a Risings festival of related programming, including lectures, readings, and performances

Questions: Please note that this a timed tour with limited availability for questions. If attendees have questions, please ask the tour guide for the curator's email to reach out and ask.

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