Arran’s Grand Art Tour of Italian & Rome: 1250-1790 – eight unique online talks

Plus a Free talk,  TUESDAY 15th December, and details of our 2027 annual online, winter Art talks, see below! our 2027 annual online, winter Art talks. I’m delighted to announce details of our 2027 online, winter Art talks. Arran’s Grand Art Tour of Italy & Rome: 1250-1790 8 Online Art talks (live and recorded) Starts Tuesday 5th… Read More Arran’s Grand Art Tour of Italian & Rome: 1250-1790 – eight unique online talks

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Irish Cities in the Georgian Era: architecture & urban morphology: from the IGS.

Around this time each year the Irish Georgian Society (IGS) run a series of talks on aspects of Ireland’s built heritage. They are invariably superb, presented by the leading authorities in the field, and- to put my own cards fully on the table- they are talks which year by year have certainly increased and expanded… Read More Irish Cities in the Georgian Era: architecture & urban morphology: from the IGS.

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a long lost film, and our Victorian architecture walking tour.

Many thanks to the friend who sent us this extraordinary re-discovered film footage of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) visiting Ireland back in 1900,  that Queen’s last-ever visit to this country. As a recent article on the British Heritage Travel website makes clear, the Museum of Modern Art, or MoMA, says that “in 1939, it received “a… Read More a long lost film, and our Victorian architecture walking tour.

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Mecklinburgh; Tyrone; Waterford; and gone – stories of change in Dublin city

In John Rocque’s famous 1756 map of Dublin , we can see Luke Gardiner the elder’s new Sackville St, with his “Gardiner’s Mall”  in the centre.   It was where O’Connell St Upper is today (Running North from Earl St to Parnell St)  It did not run south of Earl St.  There instead, was a much… Read More Mecklinburgh; Tyrone; Waterford; and gone – stories of change in Dublin city

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Visual sources for understanding Parnell (Rutland) Square & area, 1756 onward

It is hoped this little essay and in particular some of the maps and images here help some readers gain an enhanced understanding of the development of Rutland (now Parnell) Square in the 18th century, and the central part the Lying-In hospital, philanthropy and the arts played in that development. As you see on the… Read More Visual sources for understanding Parnell (Rutland) Square & area, 1756 onward

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We run from 1 to 4 public walking tours or other events each month.  (As well as walking tours we sometimes organize talks, site visits, even treasure hunts)  These events run from March/April to Oct/Nov of each year. We frequently show even experienced Dubliners places in their capital they were unaware of, various secret or… Read More Sign up to Newsletter | Judge us – read /write a review

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Blackpitts, Newmarket & around: a Liberties tour.

Newmarket,  the heart of the Liberties, is scheduled for development, and for huge physical change.  Mill St is already transformed, while most of Sweeney Lane is a distant memory.  Blackpitts and Fumbally Lane meanwhile are both full of extraordinary, half-forgotten historical connections.  It is high time we explored this area, to look at its past,… Read More Blackpitts, Newmarket & around: a Liberties tour.

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South City Stroll- a Dublin Decoded mystery tour, Wed 26th Oct.

There are 6 or 7 tickets left for our next Dublin history and architecture walk which takes place very soon,  afternoon of Wednesday 26th October (2016). It starts 2.15pm, meeting at the Campanile of Trinity College. (Meet from 2.05PM, please present tickets, walk departs 2.15 sharp.)   The tour goes for around 1 hour and 45… Read More South City Stroll- a Dublin Decoded mystery tour, Wed 26th Oct.

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18th century Georgian Dublin architecture tour available for Leaving Cert classes & teachers.

As a guide specialising in historic art and architecture, I lead tours on 18th century Architecture, for my walking tour company Dublin Decoded,  for the Irish Georgian Society, and for various other NGOs, festivals and cultural agencies.  These architecture-focused excursions are highly-rated on TripAdvisor and such review platforms. meanwhile,  for the last few years now,… Read More 18th century Georgian Dublin architecture tour available for Leaving Cert classes & teachers.

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last chance to join my art-lovers trip to Rouen and Normandy (18th to 22nd May ’26)

Many of our guests and subscribers know that we led a trip to the magical city of Venice late last year.  It was our first-ever “Dublin Decoded” overseas excursion and was a terrific success, enjoyable, highly convivial, and stuffed with beautiful art treasures. This was just the first of a long serious of overseas tours… Read More last chance to join my art-lovers trip to Rouen and Normandy (18th to 22nd May ’26)

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walking tours and art visits, June and July 2024….

we are very happy to present our short program of walking tours and art visits, for this June and July, 2024…. – our JUNE Tours – FRIDAY 14: History Walk of Hidden Portobello featuring forgotten basins, harbours, pleasures gardens and a vanished zoo, as well as some of the remarkable social, artistic and Jewish history… Read More walking tours and art visits, June and July 2024….

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2024 Art Talks, the Renaissance Art of Florence.

Our wonderful online Art Talks resume on Tuesday 9th of January. Eight weekly, 1-hour talks on the incomparable art of Florence. For people joining us live each week, the talks are at 2PM GMT (log-in at 1.45PM GMT please) every Tuesday afternoon.  All talks also available recorded (We send the links to both live and recorded versions… Read More 2024 Art Talks, the Renaissance Art of Florence.

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Fantastic history & architecture walks Spring 2023

Please find below our new, updated schedule of History and Architecture Walking tours of Dublin for Spring 2023. As always, these public tours feature our fantastic audio-receiver sets.  With a range of over 60 meters, these audio receiver are a game-changer: they screen out background street-noise, deliver perfect sound quality, and crucially, allow each guest… Read More Fantastic history & architecture walks Spring 2023

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Dublin’s best history and architecture walking tours are back!

Our season of Public Walking Tours from Spring 2022 is listed below.   Many of these tours are available on an ongoing basis. Our schedule changes and is updated every 3-6 weeks. For bang-up-to-date tour listings, see our Dublin Decoded home page, here. As always, our public tours feature our fantastic audio-receiver sets.  With a range of… Read More Dublin’s best history and architecture walking tours are back!

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Art History and Appreciation Course, January-February 2022: Beyond Venice – the art of the Italian North-East

Following the wonderful success of last winter’s online Art Talks, Dublin Decoded are delighted to offer our new series of Art Zoom Talks, starting Tuesday 4th January 2022.  With eight lavishly illustrated talks, featuring some of the most beautiful art and architecture from Italy, these online talks are an ideal Christmas present for the art-lover… Read More Art History and Appreciation Course, January-February 2022: Beyond Venice – the art of the Italian North-East

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