Pick up your last-minute Christmas cards and stocking fillers at the National Gallery Shop in the Millennium Wing, where you will find a beautiful range of gift ideas for all the family. Be sure to visit us for the special Christmas 'Discount Day' on Thursday 17 December. Or check out our new online shop from the comfort of your home.

The National Gallery of Ireland is closed for Christmas 24-26 December

After Christmas, families and youngsters will be welcome to join us for the annual 'Christmas Family Art Holiday', from 28-30 December, with a programme of workshops, guided tours and musical performances, daily from 3pm to 4.30pm. No booking necessary, just bring your sketchpads and colour crayons!

Ring in the New Year with fun activities for all ages at the National Gallery. In the first week of January, families and youngsters will be welcome to join us for Supervised Family Time at 3pm daily in the Atrium Workspace. The Saturday Family Programme for children ages 4-10 years resumes on 2 January and continues weekly at 3pm. Admission is free and materials are provided for all these activities.

Don't forget the Gallery's annual exhibition treat in January, with the display of the famous Vaughan collection of Turner watercolours (1-31 January, admission free). It includes Turner's most striking views in watercolour painted during his later European tours: the Doge's Palace in Venice, Lake Lucerne, and the fortresses at Bellinzona in Switzerland. Complementing the Turner exhibition is an exquisite collection of portrait silhouettes and miniature paintings from the Mary A. McNeill Bequest. These delicate likenesses, painted in watercolour on ivory or enamel on copper, were popular in Turner's day and were prized as keepsakes and sometimes worn as jewellery.

There will be a series of free talks around the Turner exhibition throughout January. See Calendar of Events.

We wish all our visitors a very Happy Christmas and a Joyful New Year.