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Art
The two temporary exhibition galleries on the first floor are used from time to time to display the Museum's impressive art collection. This includes paintings, prints, ceramics and a few items of sculpture and furniture. There is always a selection of paintings permanently on view throughout the building, including this historical view of Armagh in 1810, by James Black.
Portraits of local personalities are well represented among the collection, as are the towns, villages and rural landscapes of county Armagh. Works by established artists include Tom Carr, William Conor, James Humbert Craig, TP Flanagan, Charles Lamb, John Luke and JB Vallely. The most important single collection are some 24 works by George William Russell ('AE').
The list of paintings belonging to Armagh County Museum has recently been published as part of a MAGNI project which also includes the art collections of the Ulster Museum and the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum: Drawings, paintings & sculpture: the catalogue, edited by Eileen Black, 2000. This includes a full written inventory along with selected illustrations. This book is available from the Museum shop, (quick tour) HB £35.00, PB £24.95.
