The National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts and History, will hold a day of talks to showcase new research on the themes of visual and material culture at the National Museum of Ireland, Decorative Arts and History,on Saturday 16th Febr uary 2013.

The purpose of the conference is to provide a platform for historians, scholars and practicing artists to present their work for discussion before collegues and peers working the fields of visual and material culture today. Papers on any aspect of the National Museum of Ireland’s decorative arts and history collections are welcome.

Individual papers should last for 20 minutes and anyone interested in presenting their work should submit a short Curriculum Vitae, along with an abstract of no more than 300 words to the address below before the 1 December 2012.

Email proposals to eobrien@museum.ie or post them to:

Eimir O’Brien

The Education and Outreach Department

National Museum of Ireland

Collins Barracks

Dublin 7

Ireland