Seeing the Sights - Dublin - page 91

Dublin Writers Museum Housed in a stunning 18th-cen-
tury Georgian mansion with splendid plasterwork and stained glass,
the museum is itself an impressive reminder of the grandeur of the
Irish literary tradition. A fine collection of personal manuscripts and
mementos that belonged to Yeats, Joyce, Beckett, Behan, Shaw,
Wilde, Swift, and Sheridan are among the items that celebrate the
written word. One of the museum's rooms is devoted to children's
literature.
18-19 Parnell Sq. N., Dublin 1. & 01/872-2077. Admission € 6.25 ($7.55) adults;
€ 18 ($21) families (2 adults and up

to 4 children). AE, DC, MC, V. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm (until 6pm June-Aug); Sun and
holidays 11am-5pm. DART to Connolly Station. Bus: 11, 13, 16, 16A, 22, or 22A.

2.25 ($2.70) seniors, students, and children; €

Dublinia What was Dublin like in medieval times? This his-
torically accurate presentation of the Old City from 1170 to 1540
is re-created through a series of theme exhibits, spectacles, and expe-
riences. Highlights include an illuminated Medieval Maze, com-
plete with visual effects, background sounds, and aromas that lead
you on a journey through time from the arrival of the Anglo-
Normans in 1170 to the closure of the monasteries in the 1530s.
Another segment depicts everyday life in medieval Dublin with a
diorama, as well as a prototype of a 13th-century quay along the
banks of the Liffey. The medieval Fayre displays the wares of mer-
chants from all over Europe. You can try on a flattering new robe,
or, if you're feeling vulnerable, stop in at the armorer's and be fitted
for chain mail.
St. Michael's Hill, Christ Church, Dublin 8. & 01/679-4611. www.dublinia.ie.
Admission

€ 5.75 ($6.90) adults; € 4.50 ($5.40) seniors, students, and children;

€ 15 ($18) families. AE, MC, V. Apr-Sept daily 10am-5pm; Oct-Mar Mon-Sat

11am-4pm, Sun 10am-4:30pm. Bus: 50, 78A, or 123.

Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art Housed in a
finely restored 18th-century building known as Charlemont House,
this gallery is situated next to the Dublin Writers Museum. It is
named after Hugh Lane, an Irish art connoisseur who was killed dur-
ing the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915 and who willed his collec-
tion (including works by Courbet, Manet, Monet, and Corot) to be
shared between the government of Ireland and the National Gallery
of London. With the Lane collection as its nucleus, this gallery also
contains paintings from the Impressionist and post-Impressionist
traditions, sculptures by Rodin, stained glass, and works by modern
Irish artists. In 2001 the museum opened the studio of Irish painter