Events Schedule 2010

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Note for booking Education Events online: the booking link is made live on the home page at 9.30am GMT on specified booking date per event. 1 place is available per person unless stated otherwise e.g. Family Days.
For Members Events please contact Mary Dowling. Details listed below.

September

Saturday 4 & Sunday 5 September

Family Activity Packs Bring your children and enjoy activities specially prepared for the Muraqqa' exhibition. Suitable for 5-11 year olds. Colouring available for under 5's. We recommend adults guide children when using the packs. Special thanks to the State Street Foundation for their generous support.

Saturday 4 & Sunday 5 September 1-4pm

Hands-On Why not explore beautiful saris, slippers, turbans, peacock fans and much more as found in the Muraqqa' exhibition. Supported by Libaas Asian Boutique, Dublin www.libaass.com. Located outside the exhibition on the 1st floor.

Thursday 9 September 1.10pm

Public Lecture The Complete Taj Mahal, Dr Ebba Koch, Professor of Asian Art, Institute of Art History, Vienna University. Kindly sponsored by The Clarence Hotel.

Saturday 11 September 12pm & 2.30pm

Public Film Mughal-e-Azam (The Greatest of the Mughals). It is an Indian epic film made in 1960 and was one of the biggest box office hits of Indian cinema. Please note this film has been changed from the original scheduling Jodhaa Akbar to Mughal-e-Azam due to issues with rights and permissions. This film is screen from 12-2pm with an intermission and then from 2.30-4pm.

Sunday 12 September 1.30pm Members Event

From India to the Phoenix Park. Lecture with Keepers from Dublin Zoo. See the animals in the Muraqqa' paintings come to life. Booking essential. Contact Mary Dowling for details, tel: 4070759, email: members@cbl.ie

Wednesday 15 September 1.10pm

Gallery Tour Muraqqa', Imperial Mughal Albums from the Chester Beatty Library, Dr Elaine Wright, Curator of the Islamic Collections and of the Muraqqa' exhibition.

Thursday 16 September 1.10pm

Public Lecture Mughal Carpets and Textile, Decorative Arts in Mughal Paintings, Steven Cohen, Indian textile specialist and historian. Kindly sponsored by The Clarence Hotel.

Thursday 23 September 1.10pm

Public Lecture Indian Miniature Painting in the 21st Century, Samantha Buckley, miniature painter, designer and graduate of The Prince's School of Traditional Art.

Friday 24 September 5-10pm

Culture Night Listen to Dara O'Brien play the sitar in the 1st floor gallery followed by a performance by Mishra, a mix of trumpet, sitar, tabla and double bass. Guided tours at 7pm, 8pm & 9pm. Silk Road Cafe and shop open. Free and open to the public.

Saturday 25-Sunday 26 September

Painting Workshop Saturday 25 September 10.30am-4.30pm and Sunday 26 September 1-4.30pm. Indian miniature painting with Samantha Buckley. Limited to 10 people, €90 per person for the 2 days (materials included). Payment can be made in the Gift & Book Shop on the day of the workshop. No payment will be accepted beforehand.

Please book from Monday 20 September, 9.30am onwards on our homepage www.cbl.ie. Some painting experience helpful.

For people who do not have computers, we will set aside a small number of places. Booking by phone with Education Services from Monday 20 September, 9.30am onwards on tel: 4070750.

Wednesday 29 September 1pm Members Event

Day trip to visit Chester Beatty's collection of weapons in the Miliary Museum, Curragh, Co. Kildare. The trip also includes visits to the Irish National Stud and Japanese Gardens. Booking essential. Contact Mary Dowling for details, tel: 4070759, email: members@cbl.ie

Thursday 30 September 1.10pm

Public Lecture Jewelled Arts of the Mughal Emperors, Susan Strong, Senior Curator, Asian Department, Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Kindly sponsored by The Clarence Hotel.