Our creative and cultural focus
"As a focused health sciences institution, RCSI believes in the transformative power of culture and the arts to support our mission to educate, nurture, and discover for the benefit of human health. Engaging with creative and cultural activities creates healthier, more resilient societies, allowing people to live well for longer and improving humankind’s ability to respond to local and global challenges."
The arts at RCSI
A walk through the corridors of RCSI’s home at 123 St Stephen’s Green in Dublin reveals the importance of art in college life.
We believe that the arts can enrich the learning environment for and enhance the culture and connectivity of RCSI and our community.
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Art collection highlights
The RCSI Art Collection is as old and integral a part of the College as the foundations of the buildings that house it. It is of national significance, containing historical and contemporary works by many of Ireland’s most well-known artists.
RCSI Art Award
Established in 2016, RCSI Art Award in association with the Royal Hibernian Academy and The Irish Times celebrates the long-standing association between art and medicine and the common heritage of RCSI and the RHA.
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Our commissions
Commissions play a critical role in increasing representation within the collections, and the commissioning process is underpinned by the guiding principles of equality, diversity, and inclusion.
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Cultural heritage at RCSI
RCSI Heritage Collections collects, preserves and curates material relating to the history of RCSI since 1784 and to the development of medicine and surgery in Ireland more generally.
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Heritage collection highlights
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