North Inner City Sculptures and Monuments Walking Tour
Fire Station Artists’ Studios & the Five Lamps Arts Festival
Friday 20 September, 5pm
Fire Station Artists’ Studios and The Five Lamps Arts Festival will bring you to explore the North Inner City through the statues and monuments, from historical pieces about national heroes such as the James Connolly Memorial on North Wall, to iconic sculptures like the Chariot of Life by Oisín Kelly at the Irish Life Centre, including contemporary works, such as Hexagon by Steven Doody at Marino College, and Scathan by Robert McColgan on Store Street Plaza.
Join tour guide Margaret O’Sullivan and artist Steven Doody to discover both the history behind the sculptures and monuments of the north east inner city, and to find out more about the making of those artworks.
Meeting point: Marino College, Memorial Garden at the Hexagon sculpture.
Time: 5pm
Duration: 1h30min-2h
The tour will include: Hexagon, Marino College; The Five Lamps; Home, Sean McDermott Street/Buckingham Street; Scathan, Store Street Plaza; 1974 Bombings Memorial, Talbot Street, Universal Links on Human Rights, Amiens Street/Beresford Place/Memorial Road; Chariot of Life, Abbey Street Lower; James Connolly Memorial and sculptures at the Custom House, North Wall.
