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"National Gallery of Ireland introduces new audio tour to the permanent collection. |
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Press Release, March 2006 -audio tour service starts St. Patrick's Day, March 17th, 2006- From Friday, March 17th 2006, visitors to the National Gallery of Ireland will be introduced to a new audio tour to the permanent collection. Produced by Acoustiguide, these hand-held audio guides will consist of random access commentaries on 50 key works from the collection featuring Caravaggio, Picasso and Vermeer, alongside works from the Yeats collection and the National Portrait Collection. Audio tour guides will be available free from the Gallery's Information Desks. Raymond Keaveney, Director of the Gallery says that previous experience of the high percentage take-up rate (95%) of audio guides to some of the recent major exhibitions has been instrumental in allowing the Gallery to expand the service into the permanent collection: "Initially, featuring 50 notable works from the collection, the audio tour facility will be continually developed to provide a substantial aid to visitors who come to visit. Future updates will not only include more commentaries but more languages. The Gallery also plans to have audio tour content available on the Gallery's website to facilitate advance planning for visitors", he added. Among the major artists featured in the audio guide are Fra Angelico (The Martyrdom of Sts Cosmas and Damian), Titian (Ecce Homo), Velázquez (Kitchen Maid with the Supper at Emmaus), Rembrandt (Rest on the Flight into Egypt), Vermeer (Woman writing a letter with her maid), John Lavery (The Artist's Studio), Canova (Cupid), Joshua Reynolds (Charles Coote, 1st Earl of Bellmont), Francis Danby (The Opening of the Sixth Seal), Roderic O'Conor (Farm at Lézaven). Audio tour handsets are available free of charge from the Information Desks. An accompanying brochure will offer suggested themed and timed visits using the facility. For further
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