Islamic Art in Ireland - Teaching, Curating, Researching

A one day conference organised by the Department of History of Art and Architecture, Trinity College Dublin and supported by the Higher Education Authority and with thanks to Trinity Research Development Office.

Ireland holds a small but significant collection of Islamic art — from ceramics, ivories, metalwork, textiles, and glass to manuscripts and furniture — dispersed across national collections. While the Chester Beatty is well known, many works remain less familiar. This free, public symposium brings together a growing community of curators, researchers, artists, students, conservators and enthusiasts for a day of invited talks and discussion on Islamic art in Ireland. All are welcome, no booking required.

Programme:
9.15 Welcome and Introduction
Anna McSweeney (Trinity College Dublin)

9.30 Learning through Objects: Spanish Lustreware at the National Museum of Ireland
Foivi Nomikou (Trinity College Dublin)

10.00 Making Lustreware in Ireland
Mark Campden (The Bridge Pottery, Kilkenny)

10.30 Connecting Students, Researchers, and Sites through Digitalisation: The Manar al-Athar Digital Archive
Sean Leatherbury (University College Dublin)

11-11.30 BREAK

11.30 The Subject Specialist Networks (SSN) for Islamic Art and Material Culture
Mariam Rosser-Owen (Victoria and Albert Museum, London)

12.00 Working with Diverse Collections: The Hunt Museum in Limerick
Karen Wilson (The Hunt Museum, Limerick)

12.30 The Virtual Trinity Library Arabic and Islamic manuscripts project
Ellen O’Flaherty | Laura Shanahan (TCD Library Research Collections)

1-2pm LUNCH

2pm Revisiting the Damascus Room in the Dublin Museum
Moya Carey (Chester Beatty, Dublin)

 2.30pm From Museum to Bound Leaves: the craft of Islamic bindings in the Chester Beatty, through the IRC Enterprise Partnership Scheme
Tayyebeh Babaei (Trinity College Dublin)

3pm The Body in the Library: Searching for the Reader in Imperial Mughal Albums
Bronwen Gulkis (University of St Andrews)

3.30pm Conserving the Book of Routes and Realms
Thaïs Naudin (Chester Beatty, Dublin)

4pm Hunting for Ivories in Ireland
Anna McSweeney (Trinity College Dublin)

4.30pm Panellist Discussion

Please let us know if you have any access requirements, such as ISL/English interpreting, so that we can facilitate you in attending this event. Contact: Anna.McSweeney@tcd.ie