Earlier this week, while I was at St. Stephen’s Green shopping center in Dublin having lunch, I found out that there was a free exhibition going on. It’s called the Instrumental Art Exhibit, and the donations / artwork support the Musical Youth Foundation. There are over 100 pieces all created out of old broken instruments by local artists – all for charity. They have everything from violins, mandolins, to acoustic and electric guitars, and various types of drums.

Some Artists chose to chop the Instrument up into various pieces of furniture. One Made a Lamp, another a Medicine cabinet, another a table, and a couple were made into various chairs (though I’m not sure how comfortable they would be!).

Some of the art was incredibly detailed and took tons of time like the Mandolin (above) and the Guitar God (front and back done in pointilism) below:

It’s a pretty cool exhibition, and because it’s free admission (and all proceeds go to charity) that makes it that much more awesome in my book!

The Details:

May 25th – June 24th
Exhibition Space, Top Floor, Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre
Opening Times
Mon-Sat 11am-7pm.Thurs 11am-9pm. Sun 11am-6pm
FREE ADMISSION (donations appreciated)

You can also check out the Musical Youth Foundation website at:
Musical Youth Foundation