What's on

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    Special event

    Public Symposium: Art, Migration, and the Politics of Belonging

    18 September 9.15 - 17.30

    Tickets now available

    €20
  2. People looking at a display of old, rare illustrated books

    Special event

    Library and Archive Display: Hidden Stories: Art, People & Journeys

    18 September 16.00 - 19.30

    Discover the stories held in the Gallery’s Library and Archives

    Free
  3. Culture Night

    Special event

    Culture Night 2026

    18 September 16.00 - 23.00

    Save the date!

    Free
  4. Photo of teenagers taking part in a workshop in the Gallery

    Workshop

    Culture Night Workshop with JANDO

    18 September 16.00 - 19.00

    Free, no need to book

    Free
  5. A woman plays the harp, her face visible through the strings.

    Music

    Culture Night Performance: Pilar Paradela

    18 September 16.30 - 17.30

    A set from Spanish composer and harpist

    Free
  6. Diego Velázquez (1599-1660), 'Kitchen Maid with the Supper at Emmaus', c.1617-1618. © National Gallery of Ireland.

    Talk

    Culture Night Curator's Talk: Italian and Spanish Art

    18 September 17.00 - 18.00

    With Dr Aoife Brady

    Free
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    Tour

    Culture Night Tours

    18 September - 18 December

    Join us for themed tours of the collection

    Free
  8. An artist at an easel turns to look at the viewer as an elderly woman offers money for him to paint her portrait

    Tour

    Culture Night Curator's Talk: Dutch and Flemish Art

    18 September 17.30 - 18.15

    With Dr Lizzie Marx

    Free
  9. A figure is sitting with their arms folded covered in a large blue and green flag with white writing

    Special event

    WE ARE ISH: Arbitrary Nations Citizenship Ceremony

    18 September 18.00 - 20.00

    Become a citizen of an entirely new fictitious nation with artist Asbestos

    Free
  10. View of the Shaw Room at the National Gallery of Ireland, with a piano in the foreground.

    Music

    Musical Performance: Citadel

    18 September 18.00 - 19.00

    A musical performance for Art, Migration and the Politics of Belonging

    Free