Fairfield Museum and History Center Hosting Special Exhibit on Artwork from Ireland's Great Hunger Museum, September 17 - October 16, 2022

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“Famine Ship” by John Behan

Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum of Fairfield and Quinnipiac University are presenting the exhibition, “An Gorta Mór: Selections from the Collection of Ireland's Great Hunger Museum” this fall. 

The exhibit runs from September 17 through October 16 at the Fairfield Museum and History Center, located at 370 Beach Road in Fairfield, CT.

Among the nearly 30 pieces on display from the collection: 

“Gorta” by Lilian Lucy Davidson; 
“Famine Ship” by John Behan; 
“The Leave Taking” by Margaret Lyster Chamberlain; 
“The Victim” by Rowan Gillespie; 
“The World is Full of Murder” by Brian Maguire; 
“Finishing Touch” by James Brenan; and 
“Irish Peasant Children” by Daniel Macdonald.

“The Fairfield Museum is delighted to host this preview of the Great Hunger Museum’s extraordinary collection that will soon be coming to Fairfield,” said Executive Director Michael Jehle. “This museum will be a wonderful addition to Fairfield’s rich cultural offerings, and we look forward to working with our friends at Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum of Fairfield to help bring this collection to our town.”

The Fairfield Museum and History Center is open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission to the exhibition is free to museum members. Non-member adults pay $5, while senior citizens and students pay $3. Children ages five and under are free. 

For more information, visit www.fairfieldhistory.org



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