Behind the scenes at Crawford in Cork: Moving precious casts, and relocating a huge sculpture 

As the Crawford Art Gallery in Cork gets ready for its temporary closure and major renovation, production manager Kathryn Coughlan reveals some of the latest preparations 
Behind the scenes at Crawford in Cork: Moving precious casts, and relocating a huge sculpture 

Kathryn Coughlan, production manager at Crawford Art Gallery, with some of the Canova Casts. Picture: Clare Keogh

This month: We’re at a really exciting stage in the gallery’s redevelopment, with some parts of the plan going full steam ahead and other elements that are still a bit of a waiting game.

The procurement process for a building contractor for the redevelopment of Crawford Art Gallery was announced by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media in May. It will take nine months for this important process to be complete, so all approvals will be in place for work to begin on the building in spring 2025.

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