About the Exhibitions Database

The NIVAL Exhibitions Database has been compiled to improve public access to the Library's extensive collection of files documenting art and design exhibitions in Ireland.  The files contain catalogues, press material and ephemera on more than 10,000 solo and group exhibitions from the period 1900 to the present.

The Exhibitions Database is a reference resource providing basic details on Irish exhibitions including title, date, venue, and artists represented.  A visit to the library is recommended to researchers seeking a comprehensive view of the actual files.

  • Title: 1913 Lockout - 3rd Forum.
  • Reference Code:IE/NIVAL EXB/13263
  • Variant Names: 2010 The Abbey Theatre, Dublin; exh: '1913 Lockout - 3rd Forum.'
  • Date: 2010
  • Group Type: Group

Scope and Content:

A one day event examining the legacy and commemoration of the 1913 Lockout by posing the questions: 'what is to be done... and in what way should it be seen?' The programme is structured to examine such queries as: does a commemoration reflect a story or does it mark contemporary concerns and to what extent does the story get told if at all? This forum presents an exhibition of ideas, environments and physical works and 'several artists show and talk about their practice in a first step towards articulating what an exhibition can do, as well as identifying key changes that are imminent in the times we live in.' Organised by Helen Carey, Mockingbird Arts, with Associate Curator Jennie Guy.