"Come back to Erin" is the title of an exhibition of 20th-century Irish travel posters which is taking place at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, until 27th August. Most of these posters were put out by the railways and other transport companies, and were aimed at luring emigrants, those of Irish descent, and tourists to our shores and to our nascent tourism industry.
The museum's own web page says the exhibition " features a selection of strikingly colourful travel and tourism posters spanning the decades from 1908 to the 1970s. This was a period when mass tourism began to develop and also represented a period of great growth in the advertising and marketing industry. Some of the poster images by the Irish artist Paul Henry in particular became best sellers even in the 1920s and became essential images of Ireland and traded internationally."
Well worth a visit for anyone interested in the history of irish tourism, or even just decent posters.
The museum's own web page says the exhibition " features a selection of strikingly colourful travel and tourism posters spanning the decades from 1908 to the 1970s. This was a period when mass tourism began to develop and also represented a period of great growth in the advertising and marketing industry. Some of the poster images by the Irish artist Paul Henry in particular became best sellers even in the 1920s and became essential images of Ireland and traded internationally."
Well worth a visit for anyone interested in the history of irish tourism, or even just decent posters.
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I saw many of these historic and captivating travel posters at Irish Fest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this past weekend, Aug. 14-16 2009. They surely did make me want to "come back to Erin." Are copies of these beautiful posters ever made available for purchase?
B. Sperry
grammagump@att.net
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