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National Gallery of Ireland,
Merrion Square West, Dublin 2
Telephone (01) 661 5133
Fax (01) 661 5372
Email info@ngi.ie
Web www.nationalgallery.ie
The National Gallery of Ireland houses the national collection of
Irish and European fine art. Admission to the collection is free.
Gallery Opening Hours
Monday to Saturday 9.30am-5.30pm
Thursday 9.30am-8.30pm
Sunday 12pm-5.30pm
Closed 24-26 December and Good Friday.
Shutdown of exhibition galleries starts 15 minutes before closing
time.
Access
Entrance at Merrion Square West and Clare Street. Two disabled parking
bays are located outside Merrion Square gates. Galleries are accessible
by lift to all levels. Wheelchairs available on request. Floor Plans
& Access Guides are available from the Information Desks. A
text copy of this leaflet is available in large-print format. For
assistance, contact Visitor Services & Access Officer, telephone
(01) 661 5133 or email sboylan@ngi.ie
Public Tours free
Saturdays 2pm
Sundays 1pm and 2pm
Guided Tours
Book in advance from the Education Department, email tours@ngi.ie
or telephone (01) 6633510. For information on tours for the visually
and hearing impaired contact (01) 6633506. Tour Gift Vouchers (€50)
may be purchased in the Gallery Shop.
Audio Tour & Information
Free audio guides are available on loan from the Information Desks.
Public Lectures free
Sundays 3pm, Tuesdays 10.30am
Free Family Packs
and Adult Drawing Kits
Available on loan from the Millennium Wing Information Desk.
Picture Clinic Shaw
Room. Free
Curators appraise paintings, prints and drawings brought into the
Gallery by members of the public on the first Thursday of each month,
(except August and January), 10am-12pm.
Library & Research
Services
Facilities are open by appointment to all researchers, Monday to
Friday 10am-5pm.
Fine Art Library & NGI Archive: telephone (01) 663 3546 email
library@ngi.ie
Centre for the Study of Irish Art:
telephone (01) 632 5517
email csia@ngi.ie
Yeats Archive:
telephone (01) 632 5500
email yeats@ngi.ie
Print Room
Prints and Drawings Collection.
Open Tuesday to Wednesday 10am- 1pm; Thursday to Friday 10am-1pm
& 2pm-5pm. Access by appointment.
Telephone (01) 663 3535
Email drawings@ngi.ie
Gallery Shop Millennium
Wing
Monday to Saturday 9.30am-5.15pm, Thursday 9.30am-8pm; Sunday 12pm-5.15pm.
Telephone (01) 663 3518
Fax (01) 661 9898
Email bookshop@ngi.ie
Gallery Restaurant
& Café
'With Taste' Café & Restaurant in the Millennium Wing.
Visitor Information
- Children should be
accompanied by an adult and supervised at all times.
- Umbrellas, rucksacks
and bags must be checked in at the cloakroom.
- Mobile phones must
be turned off.
- Visitors may not touch
the exhibits.
- Photography and use
of video or digital equipment is not permitted.
- Smoking, eating, and
drinking are prohibited outside café and restaurant areas.
- Rooms may be subject
to unavoidable short-term closure, without notice.
- For permission to
sketch and paint, contact the Education Department.
Supporting the National
Gallery of Ireland
Admission to the Gallery is free. However the Gallery welcomes donations,
which are used to support the many programmes provided as part of
its service to the public. We suggest €3. Visitors may leave
their donations in boxes located about the building.
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