"When I Fall in Love"

FOTA HOUSE proudly presents a night of light opera on Wednesday, 11th May at 7.30p.m.

The concert will be preceded by a wine reception.
Kerstin Doelle, Soprano, from Dresden, Germany will sing a selection of arias by Schumann, Strauss, Grieg, Bellini Gershwin and Victor Young.

Doelle, who was born in Berlin, studied at Academy of Music in Weimar and Dresden.
She is touring both with chamber ensembles and chamber orchestras all over the world.

Tickets €20.00
From: Fota House 021 – 4815543
Cobh Tourist Office 021 – 4813301
Book early to avoid disappointment

Celebrating our Heritage

Nineteenth Century Architecture and Gardens

CONFERENCE

At

Fota House
Carrigtwohill
Co. Cork

Friday, 29th April Reception

Saturday, 30th 18th –19th Century Art & Architecture in Cork

Sunday 1st May Fota Demesne & the Great Gardens of Ireland

Programme of distinguished lecturers and discussions
Workshops and lectures on gardening
Tours of Fota House and Gardens
Exhibition –"Changing the Face of Cork, the architectural legacy of the Hill family".
will run from 30th April–31st May

For further information please ring 021 4815543 or
email: info@fotahouse.com


CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

Friday 29th April

7 p.m. Reception, AIB South Mall, Cork

Saturday 30th April

9.30 – 10.15 a.m. Registration and coffee
18th/19th Century Art and Architecture in Cork
Chairman, Michael Starrett, (Heritage Council)

10.15. Introduction to the conference

10.30 The Big House in Ireland:
Dr. Alicia St. Leger (Cork)

11.00 An Architectural Context for Fota House
in the early nineteenth century:Frank Keohane
(Paul Arnold, Architects, Dublin)

11.45 Conservation and Preservation,
the story of Fota House: John Cahill (O.P.W.)

12.30 Discussion

1.00 Lunch

2.00 Chairman Prof. Philip O’Kane (UCC)

Created and ideal landscapes in Irish art:
Prof.Tom Dunne (U.C.C.)

2.45 The Legacy of the Hill Family:
Dr. Dagmar Ó Riain-Raedel (U.C.C.)

3.15 Discussion followed by tour
of the exhibition.


Sunday, 1st May

10.00 – 10.30 Registration and coffee

Fota Demesne and The Great Gardens of
Ireland
Chairman, Terry O’Reagan,( Landscape
Horticulturalist)

10.30 Great Gardens of the South East:
Cormac Foley (O.P.W.)

11.15 Gardens of the Past, Inspirations for the Future Finola Reid (Dublin)

12.00 Bridging the Gap: bringing the Heritage Garden into the 21st century: Angela Jupe (Roscrea)

12.45 Discussion

1.00 – 2.30 Lunch

Garden Workshops

2.00 Registration (for new participants)

2.30 – 5.00 Practical Workshops/Clinics in the Gardens
Charlie Wilkins, Finola Reid, Angela Jupe,
Peter Dowdall

Tours of the Arboretum and Fota Gardens

Tea and coffee from 3.00 p.m. onwards


BOOKING FORM

Conference Fees
2 full days (inc. Lunch) €120

1 full day (inc. lunch) €65.00

Sunday (afternoon only) €20
Includes entrance to House, exhibition,
tour of gardens and tea

(10% reduction for groups)

Please complete and return the booking
form with your remittance to:

Fota House,
Carrigtwohill,
Co. Cork

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Fota House acknowledges with thanks the generous help and support of the following:

Allen Family
Allied Irish Bank
W.M. Brady (W.H. Hill & Son, architects)
Cork County Council
East Cork Area Development
ESB
Fota Trust Ltd.
P.J. Hegarty & Sons
OPW
University College Cork

Eighteen Turns at Fota House

Designed by Daniel Libeskind, Architect

May 6th to December 31st 2005

In 2001, the Serpentine Gallery, London commissioned Eighteen Turns as part of its commitment to showcasing contemporary architecture. The Serpentine Gallery Pavilion designed by world renowned architect Daniel Libeskind is generously loaned to Cork 2005 by its owner, cite, and facilitated by John Keogan of Keogan Architects will be located at Fota House, Fota Island Cork from May 6th next until December 31st 2005. This project is supported by the OPW and facilitated by the Fota Trust, through the offices of Professor Tom Raftery.

Daniel Libeskind is a leading international figure in the world of architectural practice and design. He has designed a number of cultural institutions including the Jewish Museum in Berlin and the Imperial War Museum North in Manchester. His award winning designs for Ground Zero, New York are internationally acclaimed. His ideas have influenced a new generation of architects and those interested in the future development of cities and Culture.

Eighteen Turns is a magnificent structure as it twists and weaves; it captures the magic and mystery of architecture. The pavilion embodies both the past and future, something which will be exemplified by its location at Fota House, one of Ireland's Great Houses.

To coincide with the loan of Eighteen Turns, the Daniel Libeskind Lecture "Memory Foundation" sponsored by Hamilton Osbourne King, will take place at 6.00pm on May 5th at Cork Opera House.

Full details both on the lecture by Daniel Libeskind and the Pavilion are available from the Cork 2005 at http://www.cork2005.ie/

Fota House is Ireland’s finest example of Regency period architecture with superb neoclassical interiors. Surrounded by parkland Fota House boasts superb gardens and a world renowned arboretum.

The house is open daily as a visitor attraction and facilities include a superb tea room offering snacks to light lunches. In addition lunches or dinners are available to groups visiting the Libeskind Pavilion, menus on request fron Fota House at 021 4815543 or E: info@fotahouse.com

Fota House and Gardens are located 12 kilometres east of Cork City, just off the main Cork Waterford Road (N25). Take the exit for Cobh and continue for about 1.6 kilometres. The entrance to Fota House is shared with Fota Wildlife Park. Access is also available by train on Cork-Cobh line.