200,000th visitor to Glucksman

THE award-winning Lewis Glucksman art gallery has celebrated its 200,000th visitor by announcing more guided tours.

The striking gallery, which opened on University College Cork’s campus in October 2004, welcomed Clare family Pat McInerney, Maria Finucane and Olywyn McInerney through their doors on Tuesday.

On their third visit to the gallery, they were surprised when gallery director Fiona Kearney presented them with a bottle of Veuve Clicquot and free gallery membership.

Ms Kearney also announced plans to provide more guided tours for the public in response to the ever-increasing visitor attendance and the demand for more information on exhibitions.

In addition to the scheduled curatorial tours, two weekly guided tours will be available to the public. The first started at 1pm yesterday. The second will take place at 1pm on Sundays.

Ms Kearney said it was the continued support from the local Cork community and visitors that continued to make the gallery a major addition to the “vibrant cultural life of the region and provide an international context for the viewing and appreciation of art in Ireland”.