Louise Loves: Made of Earth lands at Limerick's Hunt Museum

THE HUNT Museum’s latest exhibition Made of Earth explores the story of clay and ceramics and examines how they have impacted civilisation through the ages and in turn how civilisation has developed through their use.
The interactive exhibition and experience uses touch, sound, virtual reality and games to bring to life the physical and symbolic properties of ceramics and their importance to our social history.
After feeling clay in its raw state, the visitor discovers how pottery and ceramic making originated and developed over time going on a journey from prehistory c. 9000BC through Ancient Rome and the Renaissance right up to the Industrial Revolution and the advent of mass production while the rituals, symbolic meanings and technical achievements are highlighted. The experience is enhanced through the use of the Hunt Museum’s new clay studio, immersive video, 3D printing and audio access, VR and games.
The exhibition showcases several ceramic pieces from the Hunt Museum’s permanent collections from the Neolithic to Irish Contemporary ceramics, allowing visitors to gain an appreciation of their origins, uses and pictorial decorations that adorn them.
Jill Cousins, Director, The Hunt Museum, said, “The formations of civilisations, our use of tools, our interest in beauty, and even our identity, are all entwined with the development of ceramics. Made of Earth tells that story while showcasing the Hunt Museum’s rich collection of ceramics. Deliberately not a passive experience of looking and reading, Made of Earth evokes all your senses in a very immersive way. We hope that this helps visitors to engage in our collection in a new way and gain an understanding of the fundamental role ceramics has played in our shared history across the globe”.
This is a joint initiative with the Ceramics Department and Limerick School of Art & Design (TUS) which intends to reflect the richness and creativity of contemporary ceramic practice in Ireland, while complementing the Museum’s diverse holding of historic ceramic artefacts. The exhibition will run until March 2023.

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