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NOTE TO EDITORS: Opening of Comharsana Beal Dorais (Next Door Neighbours) exhibit from the Irish Museum of Modern Art

Paul Shelley, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, and Dr. Priscilla Renouf, Chair of the Board of Directors, along with John O'Donoghue, TD, Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism for Ireland, will unveil the Comharsana Beal Dorais (Next Door Neighbours) exhibit at The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery tomorrow (June 30). The event will take place at 11:00 a.m. at The Rooms, Level 4. Media representatives are invited to attend.

Comharsana Beal Dorais was organized by the Irish Museum of Modern Art and is curated by Catherine Marshall, Senior Curator, Head of Collections, IMMA. The exhibition is presented with support from the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, The Ireland Newfoundland Partnership and the Government of the Republic of Ireland.

Media contact:
Deanne Hayward, The Rooms Corporation, (709) 757-8070, 691-5681
Tansy Mundon, Tourism, Culture and Recreation, (709) 729-0928, 685-1741

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