Speaking
COVID-19 CRISIS UPDATE
Lectures can be commissioned remotely during this crisis.
Please contact me directly for further details.
I regularly prepare illustrated talks ranging from academic presentations to those tailored for a general audience.
Lectures can be commissioned remotely during this crisis.
Please contact me directly for further details.
I regularly prepare illustrated talks ranging from academic presentations to those tailored for a general audience.
Upcoming Talks
Forthcoming presentation: 'Irish country furniture and furnishings 1700-2000, some stories behind the objects', for the Irish Georgian Society, Summer 2021 Lecture Series.
Claudia will present her latest research from her new publication which investigates farmhouse and cabin furniture from all over the island of Ireland. The book discusses the origins and evolution of useful objects, what materials were used and why, and how furniture made for small spaces, often with renewable elements, was innate and expected.
Tuesday May 4, 2021, at 3pm, via Zoom. This live presentation will be introduced and moderated by Mary McGaver who will host a Q&A afterwards.
Purchase your ticket via Eventbrite here.
Cost per ticket: €11.22
Click on the image to visit the Irish Georgian Society website for further details.
Claudia will present her latest research from her new publication which investigates farmhouse and cabin furniture from all over the island of Ireland. The book discusses the origins and evolution of useful objects, what materials were used and why, and how furniture made for small spaces, often with renewable elements, was innate and expected.
Tuesday May 4, 2021, at 3pm, via Zoom. This live presentation will be introduced and moderated by Mary McGaver who will host a Q&A afterwards.
Purchase your ticket via Eventbrite here.
Cost per ticket: €11.22
Click on the image to visit the Irish Georgian Society website for further details.
POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO COVID-19 CRISIS
'Irish Country Furniture 1700-2000, Revising and recycling our past' presented by Claudia Kinmonth, Friday 24 April, 1-2 pm. 2020. N.C.A.D., 100 Thomas Street, Dublin 8, D08 K521.
Welcome to all: the new series of multi-disciplinary public talks Material Futures, a collaboration between National College of Art and Design's MA in Design History and Material Culture and the National Museum of Ireland.
'Irish Country Furniture 1700-2000, Revising and recycling our past' presented by Claudia Kinmonth, Friday 24 April, 1-2 pm. 2020. N.C.A.D., 100 Thomas Street, Dublin 8, D08 K521.
Welcome to all: the new series of multi-disciplinary public talks Material Futures, a collaboration between National College of Art and Design's MA in Design History and Material Culture and the National Museum of Ireland.
Completed Talks
'Irish Country Furniture and Furnishings 1700-2000: Revisiting, Revising, Reprinting',
by Dr. Claudia Kinmonth for the Irish Studies Seminar Series, at Queen's University Belfast, Monday 15 March 2021, 16:30-18:00 GMT (Online Event)
This free online seminar was by Queen's University Belfast as part of the Irish Studies Seminar Series. Dr. Kinmonth discussed her new book, Irish Country Furniture and Furnishings 1700-2000, published by Cork University Press in November 2020. This major illustrated study investigates farmhouse and cabin furniture from all over the island of Ireland. It discusses the origins and evolution of useful objects, what materials were used and why, and how furniture made for small spaces, often with renewable elements, was innate and expected. Encompassing three centuries, it illuminates a way of life that has almost vanished. It contributes as much to our knowledge of Ireland's cultural history as to its history of furniture.
This seminar was delivered online via Microsoft Teams with over 180 people in attendance.
by Dr. Claudia Kinmonth for the Irish Studies Seminar Series, at Queen's University Belfast, Monday 15 March 2021, 16:30-18:00 GMT (Online Event)
This free online seminar was by Queen's University Belfast as part of the Irish Studies Seminar Series. Dr. Kinmonth discussed her new book, Irish Country Furniture and Furnishings 1700-2000, published by Cork University Press in November 2020. This major illustrated study investigates farmhouse and cabin furniture from all over the island of Ireland. It discusses the origins and evolution of useful objects, what materials were used and why, and how furniture made for small spaces, often with renewable elements, was innate and expected. Encompassing three centuries, it illuminates a way of life that has almost vanished. It contributes as much to our knowledge of Ireland's cultural history as to its history of furniture.
This seminar was delivered online via Microsoft Teams with over 180 people in attendance.
Illustrated presentation of research for the Royal Dublin Society’s Library & Archives 2018 Bursary:
‘Rags, Riches & Recycling; the Dublin Society’s encouragement of Art & Artefacts, 1731-1781’
At 7.30pm, Thursday 23 Jan’, 2020, for The Royal Society of Antiquaries, Helen Roe Theatre, Society House, 63 Merrion Square S., Dublin 2, DO2 X338. Associated article published in Irish Architectural & Decorative Studies XXI.
‘Rags, Riches & Recycling; the Dublin Society’s encouragement of Art & Artefacts, 1731-1781’
At 7.30pm, Thursday 23 Jan’, 2020, for The Royal Society of Antiquaries, Helen Roe Theatre, Society House, 63 Merrion Square S., Dublin 2, DO2 X338. Associated article published in Irish Architectural & Decorative Studies XXI.
IRISH COUNTRY FURNITURE 1700-2000,
RECYCLING OUR PAST
Thursday, 20.30, 24.10.19, Parish Centre, Clonakilty
Duchas Lecture Series
This highly illustrated talk will explore life in the Irish farmhouse. Claudia will be bringing her latest objects for handling, discussion, and observation including flour bags, crocks, cowhorn spoons and even some small seats. The audience is invited to bring along relevant old objects for opinions (but not valuation). You can also bring photos of larger items if you like.
RECYCLING OUR PAST
Thursday, 20.30, 24.10.19, Parish Centre, Clonakilty
Duchas Lecture Series
This highly illustrated talk will explore life in the Irish farmhouse. Claudia will be bringing her latest objects for handling, discussion, and observation including flour bags, crocks, cowhorn spoons and even some small seats. The audience is invited to bring along relevant old objects for opinions (but not valuation). You can also bring photos of larger items if you like.
IRISH COUNTRY FURNITURE 1700-2000, RECYCLING OUR PAST
Sunday, 14.00, 20.08.19, Heritage Lecture Theatre
As part of Heritage Week and the theme of ‘Pass Times and Past Times’, Nano Nagle Place is delighted to present a talk by Dr Claudia Kinmonth MRIA
https://nanonagleplace.ie/nanoevents/heritage-week-event-irish-country-furniture-1700-2000-recycling-our-past-dr-claudia-kinmonth/
Sunday, 14.00, 20.08.19, Heritage Lecture Theatre
As part of Heritage Week and the theme of ‘Pass Times and Past Times’, Nano Nagle Place is delighted to present a talk by Dr Claudia Kinmonth MRIA
https://nanonagleplace.ie/nanoevents/heritage-week-event-irish-country-furniture-1700-2000-recycling-our-past-dr-claudia-kinmonth/
‘Irish Country Furniture 1700-2000: Revising and Recycling’
April 29 2019 @ 4:00 pm
Room 1001, the Bridge, Hardiman Research Building
By Claudia Kinmonth, Moore Institute Visiting Fellow
April 29 2019 @ 4:00 pm
Room 1001, the Bridge, Hardiman Research Building
By Claudia Kinmonth, Moore Institute Visiting Fellow
'Making In' Seminar
Joseph Walsh Studio, Cork
15 September 2018
Claudia Kinmonth gave the opening address. A design and art historian, and an expert on Irish country furniture, she introduced two of the themes which ran through the seminar. Place: having come to live in West Cork some years ago, she spoke joyously about her love for its landscape and seascape. Traditional craftsmanship: she chose to tell us about the almost extinct noggin, a small wooden vessel with a stave handle which was widely used for drinking and eating until the beginning of the last century.
Joseph Walsh Studio, Cork
15 September 2018
Claudia Kinmonth gave the opening address. A design and art historian, and an expert on Irish country furniture, she introduced two of the themes which ran through the seminar. Place: having come to live in West Cork some years ago, she spoke joyously about her love for its landscape and seascape. Traditional craftsmanship: she chose to tell us about the almost extinct noggin, a small wooden vessel with a stave handle which was widely used for drinking and eating until the beginning of the last century.
