Unlocking the Archives Part 2: Next Generation Access

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Online, Tuesday 30th June

Unlocking the Archives Part 2: Next Generation Access – Trinity Long Room Hub presents this Research Showcase from the Beyond 2022 Project.

Marking the anniversary of the terrible fire of June 30th 1922, which destroyed seven centuries of Ireland's historical memory — a Virtual Research Showcase and Panel Discussion on the 98th anniversary of the fire.

Unlocking the Archives 2: Next Generation Access.
Responding to the project's research, Prof. Guy Beiner, Burns Visiting Scholar in Irish Studies at Boston College, and Orlaith McBride, Director of the National Archives of Ireland, will discuss ‘recovering the memory' of the Four Courts Blaze, and how archives can respond creatively to the challenge of commemoration within Ireland's Decade of Centenaries. Join the conversation and come on a journey into the newly-constructed ‘virtual search room' within Beyond 2022's Virtual Record Treasury.

  • Prof. Guy Beiner is Burns Visiting Scholar in Irish Studies, Boston College; Professor of Historyat Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.
  • Orlaith McBride is Director of the National Archives, having served as Director of the Arts Council for almost a decade.
  • Moderator: Professor Jane Ohlmeyer, Director of the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute.

This is the second of two events on the 30th June; you can read more about the lunchtime session here.


Date:
Tuesday 30th June
Time:
7.30pm - 9.00pm
Price:
Free - Registration required

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