Published on Tuesday19thJuly2016

Minister Canney launches ‘Conversations at the Casino’ Exhibition

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OPW guide at the Casino, Melissa O'Brien giving a tour to Minister Canney

OPW Minister Seán Canney today launched ‘Conversations at the Casino’ – An Exhibition of Portraits from the State Art Collection.
Conversations at the Casino is an exhibition that features a selection of portraits from the State Art Collection which is managed by the Office of Public Works (OPW). The exhibition on temporary display in the Casino features 47 portraits by 32 artists. There are historic and contemporary paintings, original prints, sculpture and drawings on display. The portraits are of figures from different spheres of Irish life – the arts, sport and politics. The included artworks span five centuries – from a School of Rembrandt portrait dating to the 1630s to portraits created in 2016.

For more information read the press release here.