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The sculpture (measuring 26 x 24 ft) is made in bronze, entitled “Arrival” and is by Dublin-born sculptor John Behan. It weights more than 11 tons, and depicts emigrants disembarking from the ship along two gangplanks towards New York’s East River. It was presented by the Irish Government to the UN in 2000.

Arrival, a bronze sculpture by Dublin-born John Behan, depicts emigrants disembarking from the ship along two gangplanks towards New York’s East River. It was presented to the UN by the Irish Government in 2000.