* Lunchtime Talk by Veronica Hoen

Gallery Talk by Veronica Hoen, Arts Development Worker, will speak about the current exhibition 'Out' - The National Prison Education Art Exhibition.
Admission is free.

* Lunchtime Talk
'From Bean Tighearna to Madame - Glin Castle Wives'

The history of the Knights of Glin over the past 700 years has been well documented, most recently in a major book of essays edited by Tom Donovan, but there has been little attention paid to the wives of the Knights. Many of them were remarkable women who not only provided the all-important male heirs, but actively assisted their husbands during the many upheavals and vicissitudes which characterised the history of the family. Their commitment, hard work and, not least, their substantial dowries helped ensure the survival of the Castle and estate. They were usually rewarded for their efforts by their husbands' neglect, ill-treatment and unfaithfulness.
Speaker: Liam Irwin
Liam Irwin is Head of the Department of History at Mary Immaculate College and has a peasant's forelock tugging fascination with the lives of the Limerick gentry.
Admission is free.

* Lunchtime Talk by Veronica Hoen

Gallery Talk by Veronica Hoen, Arts Development Worker, will speak about the current exhibition 'Out' - The National Prison Education Art Exhibition.
Admission is free.

Life Art Class with Mark Douglas-Smith

The Hunt Museum are pleased to announce that a new Life Drawing Class will be held in their prestigious main exhibition gallery as of 27th March. This is a rare opportunity to learn to draw from the naked human form under the expert tuition of award winning artist Mark Douglas-Smith. The class will run every Saturday morning 10.30-12.30pm and is suitable for beginners. Using male and female models, long and short poses will be interspersed with exercises specifically designed to allow you to work in different styles and to express what you see.
This is a relaxed but professional atmosphere that makes drawing interesting and successful. You can be of any ability or level in drawing or painting and you will be individually cared for while working in the group. This is a very popular class so early booking is advised. More information ...
Contact Mark Douglas-Smith 085-131 9008 or email: mark@myartclass.ie
Fee €25 All materials provided.

* Lunchtime Talk
'Meet the Artist'

Bill Griffin is as a conduit to the unconscious world of free expression. His reluctance to lead the viewer with over-descriptive titles forces the viewer to engage with the work. Bill talks about his new works which are displayed in the gallery, 8th April to 2nd May
Speaker: Bill Griffin
Admission is free.

* Lunchtime Talk
'Elizabeth Linley-Sheridan's Nightingale'

Elizabeth Ann Sheridan (née Linley) (7 September 1754 - 28 June 1792) was the second daughter (and second of twelve children) of the composer Thomas Linley and his wife Mary Johnson, and was herself the wife of the playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Speaker: Seamus Ruane, Docent at the Hunt Museum
Admission is free.

* Lunchtime Talk
'Maps as a source for the Sieges of Limerick'

This talk is part of a programme of events, Mapping Limerick's Urban History, examining varying aspects of Limerick's urban and topographical history in association with Royal Irish Academy.
Speaker: Liam Irwin, Head of the Department of History at Mary Immaculate College
Admission is free.

* Lunchtime Talk
‘A Limerick Miscellany’

Speaker: Mae Leonard, writer, poet, broadcaster.
Winner of several awards for poetry and short stories including the Jonathan Swift, C.D.Lewis and Gerard Manley Hopkins Awards. Now living in Co. Kildare she is very proud of her Limerick roots. She is a Clancy of The Parish. Mae is best known for her contributions to RTE’s Sunday Miscellany and Lyric’s Quiet Quarter. Her presentation will be readings, with comment, from her published and broadcast pieces.
Admission is free.