Watch: Historic moment as iconic Canova Casts at Crawford Art Gallery are removed

The delicate process of crating and removing the Crawford Art Gallery’s iconic collection of Canova Casts concluded this week

Gallery director Mary McCarthy, production manager Kathryn Coughlan and curator of collections Michael Waldron pictured during the removal of Crawford Art Gallery’s iconic collection of Canova casts. Photo: Joleen Cronin

Crawford Art Gallery’s iconic collection of Canova Casts have left the building for the first time in 140 years, marking a historic moment in the life of the gallery.

The delicate process of crating and removing the much-loved artworks of 25 plaster cast and marble works concluded this week.