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Exploring the archives: Create a historical comic with Clare Foley, workshop for teens

October 12 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm

Image credit - ‘Fear & Fever: 14 days of typhoid in Edwardian Dublin’ art work by Clare Foley, story by Carly Collier and Claas Kirchhelle. Photographs: Report upon the state of public health in the City of Dublin (1911) Courtesy of Dublin City Library and Archive

Explore the collections of Dublin City Library & Archives to create your own historical comic! Clare Foley (illustrator of the recent historical comic Fear and Fever: 14 Days of Typhoid in Edwardian Dublin, published by Dublin City Council) will show you how to create your own comics using real historical sources through hands-on exercises in this free workshop.

Part of the collaboration between Dublin City Library & Archives and the joint IRC/AHRC-funded Typhoid, Cockles & Terrorism: How a Disease Shaped Modern Dublin exhibition series – for more information visit www.typhoidland.org.

Note: Limited spaces, booking essential.

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Date:
October 12
Time:
10:00 am - 12:30 pm
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Venue

Pearse Street Library
144 Pearse Street
Dublin 2, Dublin Ireland

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Event Type
In-person
Event Phone Number
01 222 4999
Duration
2 hour 30 minutes
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible, Audio-loop available
Warnings
This workshop is intended for young people aged 12 - 17 years old. All materials are provided.
Booking Details
Booking required
Tickets URL
https://dublincity.spydus.ie/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/EVSESENQ?SETLVL=&RNI=15036881