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Art Trip to Dublin
On the 21st of November 2017 we went on an Art History regarding how informative the exhibition was. We were
trip to the National Gallery,Dublin and the National assigned a tour guide who was very informative and he was
Museum,Dublin.We went to the National Gallery in Dublin to always willing and eager to answer any questions which
specifically see an exhibition by the artist Kathe Kollwitz.The anyone had and I especially noted the fact that he allowed
exhibition was entitled “Life,Death and War” and this gave us our own perspective on her work to be heard before he
an initial insight into what hr work was based around before explained what he could gather from her pieces.
we had the privilege to actually observe it.We we to the In The National Museum we knew beforehand the artefacts
National Museum,Dublin to get a clear perspective on the which we had to locate and closely observe.We were all
sheer size and quality of the artefacts which we have studied. given handouts which we had to fill in using the artefacts
In the National Gallery they used several techniques to which were stationed in various locations throughout
display the work.The first unavoidable piece of work that the mueseum.It was solely up to us to compile our own
was positioned in the centre of the exhibition was her self information on the artefacts s we had to take a period of
portrait.In my opinion this was very effective because it time to read the labels beside each artefact.
let us visually see her facial expression which added to the Overall the trip was very beneficial and it helped me to grasp
atmosphere of the rooms and set the initial mood of the a better understanding of what I’m being taught.
exhibition.Overall the exhibition exceeded my expectations

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