The McMullen Museum of Art at Boston College is hosting a highly-acclaimed exhibit entitled Éire/Land, which explores Ireland's landscape, with artifacts ranging from medieval manuscripts to contemporary mixed-media items. Open until May 19, the exhibit comprises roughly 100 manuscripts, archaeological artifacts, early maps, and prominent Irish landscape paintings from the … [Read more...] about Paintings of Ireland
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Burns Library Acquires
Rare 19th Century Irish Harp
An Irish harp handcrafted in Dublin in the 1820s has been acquired by the John J. Burns Library of Rare Books and Special Collections at Boston College and is now on display in the library's Irish Room.
The 35-tach wooden harp decorated with gold shamrocks was crafted by John Egan, a leading harp-maker of the time and was bought at auction by New York concert soprano Heidi … [Read more...] about Burns Library Acquires
Rare 19th Century Irish Harp
Shaw Goes to Boston College
The John J. Burns Library of Rare Boston College has acquired three significant archives of material for its Irish Collection, which is already considered to be the most comprehensive collection of Irish research materials in the United States. The three new acquisitions are an important George Bernard Shaw collection, the Bobby Hanvey Photographic Negative Archive and the … [Read more...] about Shaw Goes to Boston College