Join curator Garry O’Neill at Collins Barracks for a special tour of his exhibition ‘A New Form of Beauty’, a captivating exhibition of archival photographs collected over two decades documenting Dublin’s rich and diverse decades of youth culture, viewed through a prism of its street styles and subcultures, both retro and progressive. Garry is the co-founder, publisher, and editor of Hi Tone Books. He is the author of Where Were You?: Dublin Youth Culture & Street Style 1950-2000 (Hi Tone Books, 2011), and also works in the areas of photography, exhibition curation, and research for film, TV, and radio.

Thursday, 28th May 2026 - Curator Gallery Talk of ‘A New Form of Beauty’ exhibition
18:00 - 18:45 

This talk is free, no booking required. Places are allocated on a first come basis.  

Meet at Reception, on the ground floor. Wheelchair accessible. Children must be fully supervised by a parent or adult who is in loco parentis. If you prefer to explore by yourself, this an opportunity to discover the exhibitions at a more relaxed quieter time and enjoy the museum shop and café.

Tours and late openings are part of the Dublin by Dusk series of city wide events at cultural and heritage organisations and supported by the Night Time Night-Time Economy Unit of  An Roinn Cultúir, Cumarsáide agus Spóirt, the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport.