Patrick hall Selects – new exhibition drawn for The Niland Collection

The Niland Collection: Patrick Hall Selects Thu. 01 May – Sun. 25 May The Model is delighted to present a selection drawn from The Niland Collection by the acclaimed artist Patrick Hall: “In making this selection from The Niland Collection, I have decided to pass over the Jack Yeats’ paintings

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Springtime fun for all at The Model

A new season of spring events has just been announced by The Model this week, with an exciting line up of events and activities for all ages, including Sligo’s first ever children’s cinema, bringing to you the very best of children’s Disney classics as well as all time favourites. The

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The Model launches online shop and digital database of The Niland Collection

The Model is delighted to announce the launch of its new online shop and digital database of The Niland Collection. These new website pages further expand the site and create a more in-depth experience for both real and virtual visitors The Model Shop now allows customers to purchase The Model’s

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Irelands Favourite Painting

The campaign to find Ireland’s Favorite Painting got underway in earnest last night with the screening of Masterpiece on RTE1 at 10.15. We are really excited here at The Model, with the inclusion of Jack B Yeats Communicating with Prisoners, 1922 from The Niland Collection. Jack is one of Ireland’s

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The Model announces two public projects for 2012

Your Object & Model Site Your Object is an exhibition, planned to take place in spring 2012, to mark the 150th anniversary of The Model Building in Sligo. This exhibition will consist of people’s treasured objects to reflect the cultural region today. Everyone is invited to submit an image of

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New Acquisition for The Niland Collection

Several years ago I took a phone call from a gentleman with a European accent that I couldn’t immediately put my finger on. He was calling to say that he wanted to leave The Niland Collection a Jack B Yeats painting in his will. I thanked him enormously and said

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