22-28 March 2021, online.
Meet the people behind the Gallery!
1000 high resolution images from our collection now available to
Video: Artist Aidan Crotty offers us a glimpse behind the scenes
Look, listen and learn about art with audio designed for kids
A guided mindfulness video for primary schools
Experience the magic from wherever you are!
Some fun activities & creative content for kids and young people
A step-by-step art activity video for children
Video: The five winners of this year's prize introduce themselves
The first podcast in this series is now available
A dementia inclusive in-home resource
Episode 6 with Ruth Lyons available now
A self-guided tour of the collection, in Mandarin and English
Make your own printed portrait inspired by George Wallace
Discover some interesting facts about the man at the centre of ou
Shining a light on a female Renaissance artist
Introducing the faces behind the Gallery!
An online self-guided tour to engage babies and toddlers
Try out this creative activity inspired by Turner's watercolours
For people with dementia and their carers to enjoy art at home
Curator Anne Hodge discusses Wallace's printed heads
Watch a video of archivist Leah Benson talking about Shaw and th
An online self-guided tour.
Some tips for slowing down and reflecting on art
Linking the collection with art historical, theoretical or philos
A look at the sketches of Walter Osborne and F.W. Burton
Discover sketches by Maria Spilsbury Taylor & John Butler Yeats
An online self-guided tour for visitors with young children
Learn about Irish artists who illustrated nature
Exploring some drawings in the collection
Draw your own picture-perfect window view, inspired by Van Gogh!
An illustrated talk by the librarian at the National Botanic Gard
Why not use artistic licence to reimagine a work from the Gallery
Download and colour in some works from the national collection
Learn about this fascinating period in art history
Connecting the collection to art historical, theoretical or philo
Create your own profile portrait at home, inspired by Antonio
Follow these simple steps to make your own collage at home inspi
Discover artworks populated with characters from writing
Exploring domestic scenes in the collection
Try out this exciting step-by-step activity
Develop your observational skills and explore spatial relations,
Follow along to create your own camera obscura!
Women played a key role in the development of modern art in Irela
A darkly comedic audio tour of the Gallery by improv duo Underth
Fascinating objects uncovered during the Gallery's renovation
A series of podcasts produced to accompany our exhibition, Moment
The unveiling of Caravaggio's painting to the Irish public
Find out the story behind this Dorothea Lange photograph, which i
A live recording of a conversation between Tracy Chevalier, autho
Other Voices presents Courage from the Shaw Room of the Gallery
Follow along with an easy step-by-step video!
Connecting the collection to art historical, theoretical or philo
Photographer Erich Hartmann was inspired by James Joyce's Ulysses
Discover the mysterious and surprising qualities of plants
Celebrating mothers, grandmothers and mother figures in art
Eco initiatives at the National Gallery of Ireland
Portrait of Daniel O'Connell.
How Lewis Wickes Hine's photographs helped abolish child labour.
A special tour for Open House 2020
We're deeply saddened to learn of the death of our former Directo
Connecting the collection to art historical, theoretical or philo
Follow this step-by-step activity to create your own wearable vie
A reading list of American literature and poetry.
Discover the potential of portraiture!
Our new online feature introducing the people behind the Gallery
Dedicated to caring for and safeguarding the collections
Learn about storyboarding from comic-book artist Nick Roche.
Our new online feature introducing the people behind the Gallery
In 2019, the National Gallery of Ireland was delighted to bring O
Artists persecuted by the Nazis
A poem by Paula Meehan, written in response to the exhibition Sha
Linking the collection with art historical, theoretical or philos
A special display of artwork created as part of a community partn
If the glossy green of Ireland is the result of man-made chemical
Remembering this project, three years on
The first in a series of short texts exploring themes from the ex
Five quick facts about our Bauhaus exhibition
A series of podcasts produced to accompany our exhibition, Moment
Follow this step-by-step video to make a Sorolla-inspired cape.
Since the arrival of humans in Ireland the extinction of around
Creating textile art in response to 'Shaping Ireland: Landscapes
Five quick facts about our past exhibition 'Making their Mark: Ir
A behind-the-scenes look at Gallery conservator Maria Canavan's t
Collections related to Jack B. Yeats and members of his family
To celebrate Bloomsday, we look at a few Joycean highlights from
From 1937, the National Socialist Party confiscated modernist art
Our new online feature introducing the people behind the Gallery
Linking the collection with art historical, theoretical or philos
A special collaboration between the Gallery, LauraLynn Children's
Downloadable resources for students and teachers
A dementia inclusive in-home resource
Remembering this project, three years on
Explore portraits of writers in our collection
Get to know the eighteenth-century painter of iconic views of Ven
Use food to create your own paint and a spotty masterpiece.
Discover the mysterious and surprising qualities of plants
Follow this step-by-step activity to create a Mondrian-inspired p
Inspired by Dublin's Bloom Festival, we took a look at some of ou
The influence of Bauhaus is all around us
Five interesting stories about our new exhibition
With Dara McAnulty, autistic naturalist and environmental campaig
An activity for parents/guardians to explore with young babies an
Writer Ian Maleny's debut book, Minor Monuments
Make your own mini windmill inspired by Mondrian's paintings
Primary-school applications deadline is 5 February
Exploring nature together as a family can be fun and creative.
Some interesting nuggets of information about J.M.W. Turner