{"id":23573,"date":"2025-03-20T21:44:25","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T21:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/?post_type=events&#038;p=23573"},"modified":"2025-09-20T20:03:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T19:03:18","slug":"faces-of-the-irish-diaspora-portrait-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/events\/faces-of-the-irish-diaspora-portrait-exhibition\/","title":{"rendered":"Faces of the Irish Diaspora: Portrait Exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-23574 img-responsive aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250307-WA0000-604x331.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"623\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250307-WA0000-604x331.jpg 604w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250307-WA0000-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250307-WA0000-768x420.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250307-WA0000-100x55.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250307-WA0000-270x148.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250307-WA0000-150x82.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG-20250307-WA0000.jpg 835w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The exhibition illustrates the diverse experiences of identity, heritage, migration and belonging of local Irish people in Bristol. 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