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Members’ Calendar of Events (continued) ©Justin Barton
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Saturday 29 March at 2pm th
Film Club screening – A Tale of Two Syrias Please see the Book Club and Film Club brochure for further information
Membership January to April
2014
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Friday 21st March – Sunday 23rd March
Fashion weekend in London
Our trip will include visits to: Kensington Palace – “Fashion Rules” exhibition The Museum of London – Dress collection (optional visit to the “Cheapside Hoard: London’s Lost Jewels” exhibition) Victoria & Albert Museum – guided tour of the Fashion and Costume Collections Leighton House Museum – Where East meets West: Guided tour of the former studio-house of artist Frederic, Lord Leighton 18 Stafford Terrace – guided tour of the Sambourne Family Home Fashion & Textile Museum – ARTIST TEXTILES “Picasso to Warhol” exhibition Cost: €130 per person (includes entrance fees & guided tour fees only)
Friday 11th April at 2pm
Talk - Persian Poetry and the Illustrated Persian Manuscript With Dr. Elaine Wright, Curator of the Islamic Collections, Chester Beatty Library
We will enjoy tea, coffee and Persian cakes including Baslogh and Nokhodchi after the talk.
Saturday 12th April at 1.30pm
Film Club screening – Atlantean: An Irishman’s Search for North-African Roots
Please see the Book Club and Film Club brochure for further information
Wednesday 30th April at 6pm
Book Club meeting – Samarkand by Amin Maalouf Please see the Book Club and Film Club brochure for further information
Optional extra - Afternoon Tea at the Ritz
To keep the cost as low as possible Members will book their own flights and accommodation. A detailed map and itinerary will be provided and Members will make their own way to the designated meet up point in each location. The visits will begin on the morning of Friday 21st March and finish at lunchtime on Sunday 23rd March. Expressions of interest will be taken until Friday 17th January. Places are limited.
Thank you for your support
Possible overseas trips in 2014 and 2015 – where would you like to visit? We are doing a short survey for future trips - Istanbul? Japan? Please let us know your choice on the spring events booking form or by email to
[email protected] Tuesday 21st January at 2pm
Film Club screening – The Man in the White Suit Please see the Book Club and Film Club brochure for further information
Members’ Calendar of Events Saturday 25th January at 2pm
Talk – Taming the Dragon, the Conservation of an Imperial Dragon Robe from the Chester Beatty Library Collection During the past year a number of Members made an additional donation when renewing their membership. We are very grateful for this support which funded the conservation of a beautiful, 19th-century Imperial Chinese Dragon Robe. The work was carried out by Textile Conservator Karen Horton and the robe will go on display in January 2014 as part of our Chinese New Year celebrations. To coincide with the installation of the newly conserved robe, we are delighted to welcome Karen to give a talk about the careful conservation of this wonderful object. The talk will be followed by a tasting of some Chinese teas including Lapsang Souchong and Theophile.
architecture was built in 1776 for Joseph Leeson, who later became the 1st Earl of Milltown. We will enjoy Afternoon Tea and a glass of Prosecco during our visit.
Thursday 13th February from 6pm
The Chester Beatty Annual Lecture with Professor Tarif Khalidi, Sheikh Zayed Chair in Islamic and Arabic Studies at the American University of Beirut
The Trustees and the Director of the Chester Beatty Library are delighted to invite Members to this talk which will take place in the Conference Centre, Dublin Castle. Saturday 22nd February at 11.30am
Talk – The Role of Fashion in Marcel Proust’s “À la recherche du temps perdu” With Deirdre Hanley, Masters student in French at University College Dublin.
Saturday 22nd February at 1.30pm
Film Club screening – Marcel Proust’s Time Regained Tuesday 28 January from 3pm th
Guided visit to the Kildare Street and University Club
The Club was formed upon the amalgamation of the Kildare Street Club, founded 1782, and the Dublin University Club, founded 1850. Housed at 17 St Stephen’s Green this fine example of early Georgian
Please see the Book Club and Film Club brochure for further information
Tuesday 25th February
Day trip to the Hunt Museum, Limerick
The Hunt Museum was established to house an internationally important collection of art and antiquities formed by John and Gertrude Hunt. As antique dealers and advisors to collectors they built a thriving
business and also began to acquire pieces that reflected their own interests and curiosity. The collection includes a number of pieces by Irish fashion designer Sybil Connolly. We will have a very special opportunity to view some highlights of her work. Tuesday 4th March at 11am
Film Club screening – The Red Shoes Please see the Book Club and Film Club brochure for further information
