HLG Offsite Coffee Conversations
Our popular series of illustrated art talks exploring artworks from our collection delivered by our expert lecturers are taking place on Wednesdays at 10.30am in Dominick St Community Centre, D1. This November, artworks by Roger Fry, Niki de Saint Phalle, Oisín Kelly are among those being discussed. Fee: €5, including tea/coffee. Location: Dominick St Community Centre, D1. Tickets may be purchased on the day or in advance via the Eventbrite links on our website here.
Offsite lectures series: Dublin and Art
Our Dublin and Art offsite lectures series taking place in public libraries throughout the city and delivered by our expert lecturers are continuing on Thursdays in November and December, including a talk by Dr David Caron's on Dublin City's stained glass. These talks explore how artists have been inspired by the people and places of Dublin city from the 19th century to the present day, as well as highlighting significant and influential artistic events that have occurred during this period. Free, for details of dates, times and how to book a place please see here.
Offsite talk: A philosophers guide to ugliness
Thursday 27 November 2025, 2.30pm
Lecture: Dr Connell Vaughan, TU Dublin
From Plato’s ideal forms to Kant’s aesthetics of the sublime, philosophers have theorised beauty at length. In contrast ugliness remains a much neglected, yet also profoundly revealing, concept. This talk explores ugliness not merely as the absence of beauty, but as a rich and complex phenomenon that challenges our ethical and aesthetic assumptions.
Location: City Hall, Dublin 2. Further details here.
Image: Mr Gilhooley by Harry Clarke.
