Irish Country House Garden - Series II (Individual Lectures)
Event Information
About this event
Book Individual Lectures:
Friday, May 28: In conversation with Matthew Jebb, Director, National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin
Friday, June 25: In conversation with Seamus O’Brien, Head Gardener, National Botanic Gardens, Kilmacurragh, Co. Wicklow
Friday, July 23: In conversation with Finola Reid, Garden Historian and Consultant, Kilruddery, County Wicklow
Friday, August 20: In conversation with Neil Porteous, Head Gardener, Mount Stewart, Co. Down
Friday, September 10: In conversation with Catherine FitzGerald, noted garden designer and consultant, Glin Castle, Co. Limerick
All talks are pre-recorded and will be available to view for 7 days after the dates they are sent out. Booking ends 24 hours before and access details will be sent by email at 3pm on the day of release.
More information on the exhibitions can be found at: https://www.igs.ie/updates/article/igs-year-of-the-country-house-garden
Lecture Series Sponsor
This series is being produced for IGS Inc and is proudly sponsored by Hindman, a leading fine art auction house with showrooms across the USA. Hindman is recognized internationally as a leading fine art auction house. With an unyielding focus on client service, Hindman offers holistic solutions to connect clients in local US cities to the global art market. Hindman operates more salesrooms in the United States than any other firm and conducts over 100 auctions annually in categories such as fine jewelry, fine art, modern design, books and manuscripts, furniture, decorative arts, couture, Asian works of art, arts of the American West, and numismatics, as well as special focus subjects as the need arises. Please visit hindmanauctions.com for more information and the 2021 auction calendar.
About the Series Narrator
Mr. Robert O’Byrne is a writer and lecturer specializing in the fine and decorative arts. The author of more than a dozen books, he is a former Vice-President of the Irish Georgian Society and a trustee of the Apollo Foundation. Mr. O’Byrne is the curator of the Irish Georgian Society’s 2021 garden exhibitions.
Photo credit: Tourism Ireland/Chris Hill
Organiser Irish Georgian Society
Organiser of Irish Country House Garden - Series II (Individual Lectures)
The Irish Georgian Society is a membership organisation whose purpose is to promote awareness and the protection of Ireland's architectural heritage and decorative arts. These aims are achieved through the activities of its membership and through its conservation and education programmes.