Skibbereen hosts huge exhibition of Famine art

Part of the world’s largest collection of Famine-related art has arrived in Cork.

‘Coming Home: Art and the Great Hunger’ exhibition curator Niamh O’Sullivan explains ‘The Consecration of St Mary’s, Pope’s Quay, Cork’ to Cyril Thornton, chairperson, West Cork Arts Centre, Ann Davoren, director, Ulinn, West Cork Arts Centre and Donal O’Driscoll, CEO Skibbereen and Bandon Credit Union.

Skibbereen, a ground zero of the Famine, plays host for three months to the exhibition Coming Home: Art and the Great Hunger.