Mary Immaculate College
- Founded in 1898 by the Catholic Sisters of Mercy and the Bishop of Limerick, Mary Immaculate College is the oldest ‘third-level’ institution in Limerick.
- The mission of this institution was to provide education and professional training for female teachers for the Catholic national school system, which it still does to this day.
- The original structure was designed by architect W.H. Byrne; a newer flank of the college was designed in 1956 by Andy Devane, an architect who studied under Frank Lloyd Wright.
- This site was one of twenty-three venues used for the 31st edition of EVA in 2007, curated by Klaus Ottmann (b. 1964, Germany) and titled a sense of place.
- Mary Immaculate College was one of numerous sites for a project by Miriam Lohan (b. 1975, Ireland), titled Ringing Limerick. On 7 May 2007, between 11:15am and 11:45am, the artist organised 13 churches around Limerick city to ring their bells simultaneously. This performance was recorded and available to listen to after the event.
Edition
Artwork presented at this venue
Miriam Lohan, Ringing Limerick, 2007.
