We are an organisation that focuses on the advancement and study of the decorative and fine arts and the conservation of artistic and cultural heritage in Cork.

Cork, Ireland
Joined November 2013
🚧Keyser’s Hill Upgrade🔨 Upgrade works to Keyser’s Hill and the surrounding area by the historic @elizabethfort_ are now complete. The new paving and hand railings not only enhance the space but also improve safety and accessibility for pedestrians. ➡️ Swipe to see more!
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We're pleased to announce €4.6m in funding to 258 artists under our 2025 Bursary Award. Recipients represent the full diversity of Ireland’s arts sector and awards have been made in every county. artscouncil.ie/news/the-arts… 📸Aisling Ní Cheallaigh, photo: Jean-François Savaria
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If you ever need to perform an exorcism, we have the very 15th-century manuscript you will require. Note: our Health & Safety Officer has ruled we can only show the 1st page in case you read the whole text aloud and a colleague or family member disappears in a puff of smoke.
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For World Health Day today, we wanted to share this card designed by Dorothy Blackham from the Cuala Press Print Collection that reminds us that our Health is the greatest gift we have ✨#WorldHealthDay #CualaPress To see more Cuala prints click below doi.org/10.48495/q811ks48c
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Join our exhibition guides for a virtual tour of '#SeamusHeaney: Listen Now Again'. Enjoy a fascinating journey exploring the highlights of #Heaney's archive, from his rural origins through to his remarkable career as a poet. 📆 Weds, 16 April at 1pm: nli.ie/exhibitions-events/on…
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An early reader used a delicate manicule to point out an important section in this c.16th century manuscript of Quintus Curtius' History of Alexander the Great.
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It has been in Marsh's for 318 years, having belonged to a lawyer named Mauricius Beguynus at one stage, and later our first librarian, Élie Bouhéreau.
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Are you an open book? This year Bealtaine Festival are partnering with the Human Library to host a pop-up Human Library café. They’re inviting people from all backgrounds with stories to tell to apply to volunteer as a ‘Book’ in the library! Learn more: humanlibrary.org/get-publish…
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Congratulations to Doireann Ní Ghríofa, winner of the Ireland #Francophonie Ambassadors’ Literary Award for her book 'A Ghost in the Throat'! A well-deserved tribute to a powerful work and its subtle #French translation by Elisabeth Peellaert. #Literature #LiteraryAward
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Corkdfas retweeted
The symbols of the Evangelists stunningly depicted in The Book of Kells Trinity College Dublin, IE TCD MS 58; The Book of Kells; c.800 CE; Iona; f.27v @tcdlibrary
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Catalogue to Ms Jellett first exhibition shared with Lilian Davidson, Mill's Hall, Dublin, October, 1920.
Our new exhibition opens soon, and we'll be hosting an online introduction with curator Dr Brendan Rooney on Monday 7 April. Places are free but limited, so do book ahead at the link below. The talk will be captioned and will have ISL interpretation. nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/…
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#CorkTraffic Reports a pedestrian has been knocked down near Carrigaline Community School on the Cork Road. Emergency services are en route. Take care on approach.
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@SMBCAVIATION are delighted to support 'My Primary School is at the Gallery' a residency programme for schools at @NGIreland. To learn more please visit: lnkd.in/emQBmqHs
As part of the My Primary School is at the Gallery residency programme, fifth class students from City Quay National School have spent a day at the Gallery every week since 25 February, exploring all the corners of the building, learning all their subjects through art.
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✅📊#ClimatEireitage survey open to all until 30 April. Will be used to help inform the development of Ireland’s second Climate Change Sectoral Adaptation Plan (CCSAP) for the Built & Archaeological Heritage (2025-2030) forms.office.com/e/b2jikBYqs… #ClimateActionNow @DeptHousingIRL
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