Lusitania: The Next Chapter

Lusitania – The Next Chapter

An evening of art, history and the future of the Lusitania Museum

Join us at St Catherine’s Cultural Centre, Kinsale on Thursday 5 November for a special evening marking the next chapter in the story of the Lusitania Museum & Old Head Signal Tower.

The evening will feature two special guest presentations:

🎨 A Portrait of Hugh Lane: A Life Cut Short | Áine Andrews

The portrait of Hugh Lane by John Singer Sargent shows an elegant, somewhat languid figure in a striped waistcoat, clutching gloves to his chest, with a romantic, far-away, even melancholic expression. The sitter is perhaps best known as Lady Gregory’s nephew, but Sir Hugh Lane was a very successful art dealer in London and occupied a unique place in the Edwardian art world. He was a philanthropist, as well as a patron of modern art who, bought important of Old Master paintings and sold them to collectors in London, South Africa and New York. By 1914, Hugh Lane was director of the National Gallery of Ireland and had amassed a wonderful collection of Impressionist paintings. His aim was to donate it to the city of Dublin by creating a purpose-built gallery of modern art but unfortunately, an unsigned codicil to his will, led to an ongoing legal dispute between London and Dublin. Hugh Lane was born in Cork in 1875, but never returned, until with tragic irony, he died on the ill-fated Lusitania in 1915 within sight of the Cork coastline.

🚢  Mike Brady | Oceanliner Designs
Joining us in person from Australia, our friend Mike Brady, the maritime researcher, illustrator and creator of Oceanliner Designs, will share his expertise and passion for the great ocean liners of history. Oceanliner Designs has grown into one of the world’s largest maritime history channels, with almost one million subscribers and more than 200 million views on YouTube.

The evening will also mark the official launch of our new fundraising campaign for the Lusitania Museum, including the premiere of a brand-new campaign video created by Made to Measure Films, featuring members of our volunteer committee and Lusitania relatives.

We will also provide an update on Phase 3 – the development of the new Lusitania Museum, including the progress made to date and our plans for the road ahead.

After almost two decades of community-led work, the project is now entering a crucial new chapter.

Your support can help us turn the vision of a dedicated Lusitania Museum into reality - Please join us.

Doors: 7pm | Event: 7.30pm
Tickets: €20

An evening of art, history, and the future of the Lusitania Museum — not to be missed.