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Official Launch of our new exhibition experience Night's Candles Are Burnt Out
Pictured at the Hunt Museums latest interactive exhibition "Nights Candles are Burnt Out: Climate, Culture, Change & Community were, Scoil Ide, Corbally 5th class pupils, Jayden Lowe and Cathal Griffin generating electricity on the power pedals.
Through art, storytelling and interactive games, the children learned about the science and technology that can move us to a sustainable future.
"Night's Candles are Burnt Out" invites visitors to explore how Ireland can embrace its pioneering history and lead the way in addressing the Climate Challenge, by harnessing the immense renewable energy potential of the Shannon Estuary, particularly through wind and water. Exhibition runs until 29 February 2024. Picture: Alan Place
25.10.23
Nights Candles are Burnt Out is the latest interactive and experiential exhibition to open at the Hunt Museum. This transformative exhibition hopes to spark conversations and inspire action regarding the pressing issue of Climate Change, drawing inspiration from Ireland's history of positive change, exemplified by the development of the Shannon Hydroelectric Scheme in Ardnacrusha in 1929, and Sean Keating's allegory Night's Candles Are Burnt Out (on semi-permanent loan to the Hunt Museum), which chronicles Ireland's transformation into a modern economy.
"Night's Candles are Burnt Out" invites visitors to explore how Ireland can embrace its pioneering history and lead the way in addressing the Climate Challenge, by harnessing the immense renewable energy potential of the Shannon Estuary, particularly through wind and water.
Pictured at the official opening of the exhibition were, Roisin McCormack, Gkinetic, Mayor of Limerick City and County Cllr. Gerard Mitchell and Gary Brennan, Gkinetic. Picture: Alan Place
25.10.23
“Night’s Candles are Burnt Out” is the latest interactive and experiential exhibition to open at the Hunt Museum. This transformative exhibition hopes to spark conversations and inspire action regarding the pressing issue of Climate Change, drawing inspiration from Ireland's history of positive change, exemplified by the development of the Shannon Hydroelectric Scheme in Ardnacrusha in 1929, and Sean Keating's allegory Night's Candles Are Burnt Out (on semi-permanent loan to the Hunt Museum), which chronicles Ireland's transformation into a modern economy.
"Night's Candles are Burnt Out" invites visitors to explore how Ireland can embrace its pioneering history and lead the way in addressing the Climate Challenge, by harnessing the immense renewable energy potential of the Shannon Estuary, particularly through wind and water.
Pictured at the official opening of the exhibition were, Jill Cousins, Director The Hunt Museum, Sean Hegarty, ESB and Gary Brennan, Gkinetic. Picture: Alan Place
25.10.23
Nights Candles are Burnt Out is the latest interactive and experiential exhibition to open at the Hunt Museum. This transformative exhibition hopes to spark conversations and inspire action regarding the pressing issue of Climate Change, drawing inspiration from Ireland's history of positive change, exemplified by the development of the Shannon Hydroelectric Scheme in Ardnacrusha in 1929, and Sean Keating's allegory Night's Candles Are Burnt Out (on semi-permanent loan to the Hunt Museum), which chronicles Ireland's transformation into a modern economy.
"Night's Candles are Burnt Out" invites visitors to explore how Ireland can embrace its pioneering history and lead the way in addressing the Climate Challenge, by harnessing the immense renewable energy potential of the Shannon Estuary, particularly through wind and water.
Pictured at the official opening of the exhibition was Climate ambassador Hannah Kindregen. Picture: Alan Place
The Hunt Museum’s latest interactive exhibition "Nights Candles are Burnt Out: Climate, Culture, Change & Community”.
Through art, storytelling and interactive games, the children learned about the science and technology that can move us to a sustainable future.
"Night's Candles are Burnt Out" invites visitors to explore how Ireland can embrace its pioneering history and lead the way in addressing the Climate Challenge, by harnessing the immense renewable energy potential of the Shannon Estuary, particularly through wind and water. Exhibition runs until 29 February 2024. Picture: Alan Place
25.10.23
Nights Candles are Burnt Out is the latest interactive and experiential exhibition to open at the Hunt Museum. This transformative exhibition hopes to spark conversations and inspire action regarding the pressing issue of Climate Change, drawing inspiration from Ireland's history of positive change, exemplified by the development of the Shannon Hydroelectric Scheme in Ardnacrusha in 1929, and Sean Keating's allegory Night's Candles Are Burnt Out (on semi-permanent loan to the Hunt Museum), which chronicles Ireland's transformation into a modern economy.
"Night's Candles are Burnt Out" invites visitors to explore how Ireland can embrace its pioneering history and lead the way in addressing the Climate Challenge, by harnessing the immense renewable energy potential of the Shannon Estuary, particularly through wind and water.
Pictured at the official opening of the exhibition were, Joan Dunne and Pat Lysaght. Picture: Alan Place
About the Exhibition
This major exhibition is the highlight of the Museum’s autumn/winter programme. Night’s Candles Are Burnt Out: Climate, Culture, Change & Community is curated by The Hunt Museum, in collaboration with ESB and ESB Archives, Western Star Floating Wind, Shannon Foynes Port Company, Shannon Airport Group, and Gkinetic Energy Ltd.
Night’s Candles Are Burnt Out: Culture, Climate, Community and Change engages minds and emotions through the power of art and culture. It looks at how the harnessing of renewable energy from the abundant natural resources of wind and water of the West coast of Ireland can provide new energy resources while showing how changing our individual behaviours will have a beneficial impact on biodiversity and global warming.
Ireland has a trailblazing history of being at the forefront of renewable energy starting with the Shannon Hydroelectric Scheme and the building of Ardnacrusha several years before the Hoover Dam. It is continuing to exploit that zest for innovation with new technologies able to deliver green energy. The work of ESB Group, Western Star Floating Wind, Shannon Airport Group, Shannon Foynes Port Authority, Gkinetic Energy Ltd and others bring these technologies into production harnessing power for our futures.
People need to feel before they think and do. The exhibition starts with the emotion of the past difficulties and the success of the Shannon Hydroelectric Scheme before looking at where our more comfortable lifestyles using finite resources have landed us. It asks the visitor to reflect on the issues of climate warming, biodiversity loss and what we as individuals have the power to change. It uses art and digital interactives to make the renewable resources of wind and water power relatable to our everyday lives and show an exciting future of offshore wind and renewable energies.
How to Harness the Wind | Niamh Schmidtke
How to Harness the Wind by Niamh Schmidtke is an installation of minerals, featuring 3D printed crystals, drawings and the raw materials required to make a wind turbine. It includes a series of ceramic crystals depicting copper, gold, hematite, boracite, malachite and most importantly monazite, the mineral processed for rare earth elements. These ceramic crystals are messy, 3D-printed with liquid clay in Limerick City, each processed into the elements needed to generate electricity from the wind.
Schmidtke’s work is funded by the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon and Limerick City and County Council. The research undertaken was part of the Earth, Water, Sky residency and commissioning program taking place in TU Berlin. It is a part of the Earth, Water, Sky research, commissioning, production and exhibition residency curated by Ariane Koek, supported by the Science Gallery International Network and fully funded by Fondation Didier et Martine Primat.
Photograph of installation entitled How to Harness the Wind by Irish Artist Niamh Schmidtke on display as part of Night's Candles Are Burnt Out at The Hunt Museum.
Picture: Alan Place
The Hunt Museum’s latest interactive exhibition "Nights Candles are Burnt Out: Climate, Culture, Change & Community”.
Through art, storytelling and interactive games, the children learned about the science and technology that can move us to a sustainable future.
"Night's Candles are Burnt Out" invites visitors to explore how Ireland can embrace its pioneering history and lead the way in addressing the Climate Challenge, by harnessing the immense renewable energy potential of the Shannon Estuary, particularly through wind and water. Exhibition runs until 29 February 2024. Picture: Alan Place
Photograph of installation entitled How to Harness the Wind by Irish Artist Niamh Schmidtke on display as part of Night's Candles Are Burnt Out at The Hunt Museum.
Picture: Alan Place
The Seagull and The Storm - Video
Róisín Renewables uses floating offshore wind energy to reduce carbon emissions and help her friend the seagull to calm the raging elements for a renewable energy future. This Irish animated video resource on climate change looks at the effects of using fossil fuels, climate change, and how renewable energy from the sea, sun and wind can help save the plant.
Commissioned by Simple Blue Group.
Sponsors
The Museum would like to thank:
ESB Group, Western Star Floating Wind, Shannon Airport Group, Shannon Foynes, Gkinetic, ESB Archives, Fáilte Ireland, Limerick City and County Council, Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, CityXChange, and Takumi Precision Engineering.
Graphic design by: OystercatcherTF Graphic Design, Array Graphic Design.
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