The exhibition features books printed in Ireland from the early twentieth century to this past decade, showing the development of Irish book art over the century. A recurring theme, particularly in early publications, is the influence of early Irish art forms in the various design and decorative elements of the books. The selection of fonts, illustrations, and decorative styles were carefully considered by the printers and publishers, and this small variety of books demonstrates various aspects of the art of printing and book design practiced in Ireland. The facsimile Book of Kells is on display, as this and other illuminated manuscripts are a touchstone of sorts for book art in Ireland, particularly at the time of the Irish Literary Revival and the Irish Language Revival. Publishing houses featured in the exhibit include the Dun Emer Press and Cuala Press, Colm Ó Lochlainn’s Sign of the Three Candles Press, Liam Miller’s Dolmen Press, and the contemporary Stoney Road Press and Salvage Press. While the books in this exhibit cover a range of subjects from industry to ornithology, most are literary works, and a number of the books are editions of texts from Gaelic literature, including Thomas Kinsella’s translation of Táin Bó Cuailgne (The Tain), illustrated by Louis le Brocquy. The selection exhibited represents only part of the very extensive collection of important Irish printing presses held by the Hesburgh Libraries. Exhibit Tours Tours of the exhibit may be arranged for classes and other groups by contacting Aedín Clements at (574) 631-0497 or aclemen1@nd.edu. Additional curator-led tours are open to the public at noon on the following Fridays:February 24 March 10 March 31 April 7 April 21This exhibit is curated by Aedín Ní Bhróithe Clements, Irish Studies Librarian and Curator of Irish Studies Collections. This and other exhibits within the Hesburgh Libraries are generously supported by the McBrien Special Collections Endowment. All exhibits are free and open to the public during business hours.

“The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens” is presented via Zoom by Richard Haass, president, Council on Foreign Relations. Haass is in his twentieth year as president of the Council on Foreign Relations. He previously served in the State Department under Presidents George W. Bush and Ronald Reagan, at the White House under George H. W. Bush, and the Pentagon during the Carter administration. He was U.S. envoy to the Cyprus negotiations and the Northern Ireland peace process, and after 9/11 was U.S. coordinator for the future of Afghanistan. This is the fourth of eight lectures in the Ten Years Hence speaker series that will discuss Is Globalism Dead? Visit the Ten Years Hence website for additional lecture dates. Ten Years Hence is sponsored by the Eugene Clark Distinguished Lecture Series endowment. Free and open to students, faculty, staff and the Notre Dame community.  Zoom link available after February 20th and available on the Ten Years Hence website. 

Opera ND presents a radically reimagined version of Monteverdi's "The Coronation of Poppea," set amidst the sensationalist backdrop of reality TV and tabloid journalism. Sunday, matinee will take place at 2:00 p.m.  Originally published at music.nd.edu.

Maryna Er Gorbach, the writer and director of "Klondike," is scheduled to give a virtual appearance. Ukraine’s official entry for best international film at the 95th Academy Awards 100 minutes Not Rated July 2014. Expectant parents Irka and Tolik live in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine near the Russian border, disputed territory in the early days of the Donbas war. Their nervous anticipation of their first child’s birth is violently disrupted as the vicinal crash of flight MH17 elevates the forbidding tension enveloping their village. The looming wreckage of the downed airliner and an incoming parade of mourners emphasize the surreal trauma of the moment. As Tolik’s separatist friends expect him to join their efforts, Irka’s brother is enraged by suspicions that the couple has betrayed Ukraine. Irka refuses to be evacuated even as the village gets captured by armed forces, and she tries to make peace between her husband and brother by asking them to repair their bombed house. About the Director After studying in Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema & Television University (Ukraine), Maryna Er Gorbach graduated from Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing (Poland). Since 2017 Gorbach has been a member of the European Film Academy. Tickets Film screenings are free, but tickets are required. Contact the DeBartolo Performing Arts ticket office at 574-631-2800 or order tickets online. RESERVE TICKETSSpring 2023: Cinema in the Shadow of Empire March 29: Stop-Zemlia, directed by Kateryna Gornostai (2021)From a debutant Ukrainian director Kateryna Gornostai, a deeply personal coming-of-age story about self-discovery and the patience it requires.  April 5: Reflection, directed by Valentyn Vasyanovych (2021)Ukrainian surgeon tries to find purpose in life after his capture and release by the Russian military forces in Eastern Ukraine.  April 12: Volcano, directed by Roman Bondarchuk (2018)Lukas, an interpreter for a military mission, gets lost near a remote Ukrainian village and stumbles from simple misadventure into the weirdest road trip of his life.  April 19: Bad Roads, directed by Natalia Vorozhbit (2020)Four stories of love, hate, trust, betrayal and violation of personal borders projected against the background of the violation of national borders.  April 28: Klondike, written and directed by Maryna Er Gorbach (2022)A Ukrainian family living on the border of Russia and Ukraine during the start of the 2014 Donbas war find themselves at the center of an international catastrophe of flight MH17.  Originally published at nanovic.nd.edu.