Limerick Civic Trust

Formerly known as Bishop’s Palace

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This Palladian-style building is the former home of the Protestant bishops of Limerick, known as the Bishop’s Palace.
It is adjacent to King John’s Castle and is close to the grounds of St. Munchin’s church, which is further north along the narrow Church Street.
It has been used as a venue for EVA for three editions – in 2001, 1998 and 1994.
In 1994 this site was one of 19 listed venues for the 18th edition of EVA curated by Jan Hoet (b. 1936, Belgium; d. 2014).
Dan Graham (b. 1942, USA; d. 2022) – an internationally recognised visual artist, writer and curator – exhibited a work titled Children’s Pavilion (1986).
Beginning in the late 1970s, Graham created pavilions for galleries, gardens and other public contexts. The adoption of architectural vocabulary, a staple element in Graham’s work, is a way of emphasising how our environment fundamentally structures our gaze.