LUNCHES AND DINNERS
Buffet lunches will be served both on Monday 14 and on Tuesday 15 in the conference venue.
Welcome Cocktail and Gala Dinner
Kindly offered by
Sunday 13 June
Welcome Cocktail – National Gallery of Ireland
ESB and NEA invite all delegates to a Welcome Cocktail that will convene in The National Gallery of
Ireland. The National Gallery of Ireland is situated at Merrion
Square, which is also home to many of the countries government
buildings. The National Gallery of Ireland is a national cultural
institution devoted to the collection and care of fine art dating
from ca1300-ca1950.Comprising some 13,000 paintings, drawings,
watercolours, miniatures, prints, sculpture and objects d’art, the
institution’s extensive holdings include masterpieces by many of
the most celebrated figures in the history of western European art
from the Middle Ages to the twenty-first century, including the
most representative collection of historic Irish art. Funded by
the State, the Gallery provides free access to its public. The
Welcome Cocktail will take place in the Gallery' s famous Shaw and
Baroque Rooms.
http://www.nationalgallery.ie/
The cocktail starts at 20.00 with buses departing from each of the hotels at 19.30.
Monday 14 June
Gala Dinner – O’Reilly Hall, University College Dublin
On Monday 14th June 2010 at 20.00, ESB and NEA invite participants and accompanying persons to the official dinner at O’Reilly Hall, University College Dublin.
Established in 1854, University College Dublin (UCD) is a dynamic, modern university where cutting-edge research and scholarship provide a stimulating intellectual
environment. For over 150 years , UCD has produced graduates of remarkable
distinction. To accommodate the university’s phenomenal growth during the 1960’s and 1970’s, UCD relocated from St. Stephen’s Green in Dublin City centre, where it was first established, to the Belfield Campus. O’Reilly Hall encompassing an area of 2,632 square meters was built on the
campus. The best of contemporary architecture and Irish Art have created O’Reilly Hall.
http://www.ucd.ie/conferences/oreillyhall.html
The dinner starts at 20.00 with buses departing from each of the hotels at 19.30.
