Cork tends to hide it's best cultural assets. The Cork Vision Centre is a perfect example of this. Hidden in an old church, this gallery sort of blends into the dilapidated surroundings of North Main Street. Inside, however is a modern, well thought out space. Much of the ground floor is taken up by a painstakingly detailed model of Cork city.It's an odd attraction, but it shows off the city in a way that most people would never consider. The exhibits are divided between the ground floor and a small raised platform. Not ideal, but there's still plenty of space to go daydream in. The exhibitions themselves are a little left-field, but interesting nonetheless. Well worth a stroll through. read more

Cork Vision Centre - Main Entrance - Public Services & Government Near Me - Cork, Colorado

CORK VISION CENTRE (20.01.10) Made a visit today to the Cork Vision Centre to see the John Adams series of Cork paintings. The works are in the main representational and you will recognise the well loved landmarks of the city (such as St Fin Barre's Cathedral) and some new ones also (e.g. the Elysian). My favourite perhaps is the work depicting St Peter's Church, the very building in which the exhibition (closes 28th) is being held. The paintings are mostly large scale, suitable for big buildings and indeed one, of the Blackrock Castle Observatory, is on loan from the City Council. I brought my guest today upstairs to see the exhibition of Examiner photos from the first half of the previous century (mainly) and she was much more taken with this display, as I was on my first visit some time back. Highly recommended - see previous post. VISION CENTRE 18-11-09 Expect the unexpected is the motto of the Cork Vision centre in North Main Street. Well the unexpected for me was the photo display upstairs: The Way Cork Was. The photos, sub titled "Echoes of the Past" are from the local Examiner newspaper archive and, in the main, cover the first half of the 20th century. Some great high quality shots here and sure to bring back memories. For me, a picture of the Lee Hosiery (just across the road from the Centre) struck a chord as I worked there, though long after the photo was taken! The Centre, in St Peter's Church (1788), has quite a large exhibition area and there is a change about once a month. The main show at present is a largely average collection of landscape photos and next month (Dec) it will host the Irish Architecture Awards 2009, an overview of leading contemporary practice in Ireland. The highlight at the moment though is the display upstairs though native and tourist alike will be interested in the detailed 1:500 scale model of the city which stretches the length of the ground floor. see also: http://corkandabout.blogspot.com/ read more

Cork Vision Centre - Public Services & Government Near Me - Cork, Colorado