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Thu 06 Jun 2000National Museum acquires Eileen Gray's Paris collection
The National Museum of Ireland has scored one of its greatest coups by beating the Pompidou Centre in Paris to acquire a major collection by the hugely influential Irish-born designer, Eileen Gray.
Gray, who hailed from Enniscorthy, Co Wexford, spent most of her life in France and was one of the most significant figures of the Modern Movement, particularly for her furniture designs.
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