Famous Paintings and their Hidden Histories Spring 2026
Spring 2026 Lecture Series
Artist and art teacher Áine Andrews returns with another series of lectures on Famous Paintings and their Hidden Histories. In each lecture, Áine will focus on a particular painting to recount its history, as well as that of the artist and their story.
The lectures can be attended as a series, but are also designed as standalone talks, which can be attended individually.
In Spring 2026, Áine will discuss the following paintings:
Tuesday 3 March: The Goldfish Bowl by Walter Osborne, Crawford Collection, Cork
Tuesday 10 March: Les Demoiselles d’Avignon by Pablo Picasso, MoMA, New York
PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL NOT BE A LECTURE ON TUESDAY 17 MARCH, ST PATRICK’S DAY
Tuesday 24 March: Top of the Hill by Grace Henry, Limerick Gallery of Art
Tuesday 31 March: Ecce Homo by Titian, National Gallery Dublin
Tuesday 7 April: Self Portrait by Gwen John, National Portrait Gallery London
Tuesday 14 April: Symphony in White, No. 2: The Little White Girl by James McNeill Whistler, Tate Britain London
Artist and art teacher Áine Andrews returns with another series of lectures on Famous Paintings and their Hidden Histories. In each lecture, Áine will focus on a particular painting to recount its history, as well as that of the artist and their story.
The lectures can be attended as a series, but are also designed as standalone talks, which can be attended individually.
In Spring 2026, Áine will discuss the following paintings:
Tuesday 3 March: The Goldfish Bowl by Walter Osborne, Crawford Collection, Cork
Tuesday 10 March: Les Demoiselles d’Avignon by Pablo Picasso, MoMA, New York
PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL NOT BE A LECTURE ON TUESDAY 17 MARCH, ST PATRICK’S DAY
Tuesday 24 March: Top of the Hill by Grace Henry, Limerick Gallery of Art
Tuesday 31 March: Ecce Homo by Titian, National Gallery Dublin
Tuesday 7 April: Self Portrait by Gwen John, National Portrait Gallery London
Tuesday 14 April: Symphony in White, No. 2: The Little White Girl by James McNeill Whistler, Tate Britain London