From TOURS and TALKS All events are free, unless otherwise stated to FAMILY ACTIVITIES, To book a place, please visit www.dublincastle.ie join us at CASTLE Pop-up talks do not require booking and discover the MAKING RESOURCES MAJESTY exhibition. This exhibition explores the shaping The Making Majesty Trail AT : EVENTS & ACTIVITIES of the royal and viceregal image Visitors to the exhibition are welcome to pick up a free family activity sheet. See at Dublin Castle through grand if you can find the answers throughout the exhibition! architecture, stately ceremonies and fine furnishings. It also Making Majesty: The at Dublin Castle, reflects on the later use of A Cultural History that image in the formation of The official publication to accompany the exhibition, this volume of essays by independent . Including leading Irish art and architectural historians explores the fascinating history of the impressive Irish Sword of the Throne Room at Dublin Castle. State from the Jewel House at Myles Campbell & William Derham (eds), with a foreword by HRH The Prince the , as well as of Wales. €30.00, published by Irish Academic Press, available at Dublin Castle works from the National Gallery and all good bookshops. of Ireland and the Victoria and Albert Museum, the exhibition This programme has been co-ordinated by Dervilia Roche and the Education Team, in collaboration with the Collections, Research and Interpretation Office, Dublin Castle. runs until 28 April 2018.

www.dublincastle.ie Images / Cover: © OPW Facebook: /opwdublincastle Top left; top right: © OPW Twitter: @dublincastleopw Middle: © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Instagram: @dublincastle Bottom: © National Gallery of Ireland Family Activity SUNDAY 4 MARCH / 3PM Lecture SATURDAY 31 MARCH / 2PM Curator’s Tour SUNDAY 8 APRIL / 2PM Family Activity SUNDAY 15 APRIL / 3PM Suitable for all ages, free, Follow the Leader – Monarchs and Presidents Suitable for adults, free, Conserving a Painted Procession Suitable for adults, free, Dining and Dancing at Dublin Castle Suitable for families with Entitle to Title – The Throne Room Paintings booking required. booking required. booking required. children from 6 years, free, Meeting point to be Follow the trail of kings, queens and presidents in Ireland Meeting point to be Corrie Tubman, Paintings Conservator Meeting point to be Discover what was in the kitchens of Dublin Castle in booking required. Children and adults alike will be invited to look at Gaetano confirmed upon booking from the 18th century to the present day. confirmed upon booking In 2016, the National Gallery of Ireland unveiled its painting of confirmed upon booking Georgian times, and how food, music and architecture were Meeting point to be Gandolfi’s set of Throne Room paintings, ‘read’ and engage King George IV processing through Dublin by William Turner combined to produce extraordinary entertainments. confirmed upon booking with them in order to, eventually, title them! Curator’s Tour SUNDAY 11 MARCH / 2PM de Lond, following a year of conservation work. This colossal Suitable for adults, free, The Lost Throne Room of Dublin Castle work of art is currently on display in Making Majesty. Hear Pop-up Lunchtime Talk WEDNESDAY 11 APRIL / 1.15PM Pop-up Lunchtime Talk WEDNESDAY 18 APRIL / 1.15PM booking required. first-hand from its conservator about the fascinating behind- Suitable for adults, free, Object in Focus – The Lost Gandolfi Painting Suitable for adults, free, Object in Focus – The Irish Presidential Chair Rediscover the story of an important room in Irish history and Meeting point to be the-scenes story of her work and see the results for yourself. no booking required. no booking required. confirmed upon booking its tragic end. Meet in the Entrance Hall, In 1928, a magnificent painting from the Dublin Castle Meet in the Entrance Hall, Discover the remarkable story of how a royal throne became State Apartments, Dublin Castle collection vanished without a trace. Hear the story of a State Apartments, Dublin Castle the chair of the . Family Activity MONDAY 2 APRIL / 3PM Family Activity SUNDAY 11 MARCH / 3PM mystery that remains unsolved. Suitable for families with Build a Majestic Throne Suitable for families with children Panel Discussion Design your own Shamrock Treasure Box children from 6 years, free, SATURDAY 21 APRIL / 3PM of all ages, free, booking required. booking required. Inspired by the thrones of Dublin Castle, decorate a brand Lecture SATURDAY 14 APRIL / 2PM Suitable for adults, €5, ‘The Weight of History’ – Dublin Castle Then and Now Meeting point to be confirmed Inspired by the beautiful shamrock-shaped box on display, Meeting point to be confirmed new throne, and then take a seat! Suitable for adults, free, Late for the Levée?! Daniel O’Connell and Dublin Castle booking required. upon booking create your own sparkling shamrock box to take home. As the Making Majesty exhibition comes to a close, it is an upon booking booking required. Meeting point to be confirmed Meeting point to be Dr Sylvie Kleinman, Visiting Research Fellow (2017–2020) at upon booking apt time to consider Dublin Castle’s position in terms of Pop-up Lunchtime Talk WEDNESDAY 14 MARCH / 1.15PM confirmed upon booking the Department of History, Irish history, politics and society. While Dublin Castle itself Lecture TUESDAY 3 APRIL / 6.30PM Suitable for adults, free, Object in Focus – The Irish Sword of State The ‘fake news’ by which Daniel O’Connell, in his capacity is generally associated with centuries of British rule, the Suitable for adults, €5–10, Making Majesty – The Marquess of Buckingham’s no booking required. booking required. as Lord of Dublin, was seemingly late for the exhibition focussed on the particular motivations behind Meet in the Entrance Hall, Hear the story of a treasure from the Tower of London and its Presence Chamber at Dublin Castle See www.igs.ie/events for details Viceroy’s levée on 17 November 1841, sparked a media war the building’s grand regal designs, something we often forget State Apartments, Dublin Castle return to Ireland after 95 years. Irish Georgian Society Outside Venue branding it a ‘day of rare sport at Dublin Castle.’ But the about today. Given the current focus on independence-related Dr Myles Campbell, Collections, Research & Interpretation, episode allows us to explore hitherto-unexplored insights events from a century ago and Brexit-related events right now, Curator’s Tour SUNDAY 18 MARCH / 2PM Dublin Castle on how Ireland’s uncrowned monarch experienced some of this Banter discussion, hosted by Jim Carroll, will look at the Suitable for adults, free, ‘Buying Irish’ at the Viceregal Court In 1788, a fanfare of positive publicity greeted the creation of the rituals and ceremonies of the ‘mock court’, in an age of responsibilities and challenges of dealing with Dublin Castle’s booking required. the new Presence Chamber (Throne Room) at Dublin Castle. shifting identity politics. past in 2018. Meeting point to be ‘Buy Irish’ campaigns are not unique to our time – discover confirmed upon booking their origins in . But all was not as it seemed. This lecture, by the co-curator of Making Majesty, is organised by the Irish Georgian Society. Curator’s Tour SUNDAY 15 APRIL / 2PM

Pop-up Lunchtime Talk WEDNESDAY 28 MARCH / 1.15PM It explores the hidden story of the Castle’s Throne Room Suitable for adults, free, Dublin Castle after Irish Independence booking required. Suitable for adults, free, Object in Focus – George IV’s Shamrock-Shaped Box and its majestic maker, against the turbulent backdrop of the Meeting point to be Why did Dublin Castle retain its royal emblems after Irish no booking required. social, political and cultural climate of Ireland in the 1780s. independence? The answers are revealed in this themed tour. Meet in the Entrance Hall, See how diamonds, pearls and Irish bog oak were combined to confirmed upon booking State Apartments, Dublin Castle make a gift fit for a king.