Over a period of 90 years, the National Museum of Ireland has collected examples of a particular chair type known as the 'Sligo' chair or 'Tuam' chair - named after two towns in the northwest of Ireland. This exhibition explores the design and exceptional crafting tradition of this Irish chair type, and the creativity it continues to inspire.
Author and lecturer Dr Marion McGarry, from ATU Connemara, gives a talk at 2pm on Saturday, 4 March, exploring the potential of the Sligo/Tuam chair design in a modern context. She will be using examples of students' work from the exhibition 'The Tuam Sligo chair reimagined' a collaboration between ATU Connemara and NMI as part of 'Our Irish Chair: Tradition Revisited' exhibition (2020).