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Inside the new immersive Book of Kells Experience

Full disclosure: I am a sceptic of "digital experiences". Call me old-fashioned, but I prefer my museums to tend more towards curiosity cabinets than light shows.
Books • 17 Jul 24

Culture 5 - your cultural highlights for the next seven days

Hear the Culture 5 every Friday on Aedín in the Afternoon on RTÉ lyric fm, from 1 pm
Culture 5 • 12 Jan 24

Reviewed: Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts

Beautifully illustrated, Christopher de Hamel's 632-page work Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts traces the history of iconic examples of precious illustration from the realms of ancient art, including The Book of Kells.
Books • 30 Apr 18

Reviewed: Books That Changed History

Books That Changed History begins back in the mists of time with scrolls and fragments, is generous with The Book of Kells, and is bang up to date with modest acknowledgment of Harry Potter and Lady Chatterley's Lover.
Books • 11 Oct 17

Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts

Beautifully illustrated, Christopher de Hamel's 632-page work Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts traces the history of iconic examples of such ancient art, including The Book of Kells.
Book Review • 30 Dec 16

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