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      • Ten reasons to visit A child in the Millennium Wing exhibition rooms. © National Gallery of Ireland
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      • Doña Antonia Zárate by Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828), 'Portrait of Doña Antonia Zárate', c.1805. © National Gallery of Ireland.
      • Girl with a red ribbon by Gabriele Münter Gabriele Münter (1877-1962), 'Girl with a Red Ribbon', 1908. © National Gallery of Ireland.
      • The marriage of Strongbow and Aoife by Daniel Maclise Daniel Maclise (1806-1870), 'The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife', c.1854. © National Gallery of Ireland.
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      • The marriage of Strongbow and Aoife by Daniel Maclise Daniel Maclise (1806-1870), 'The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife', c.1854. © National Gallery of Ireland.
      • Argenteuil basin with a single sailboat by Claude Monet Claude Monet (1840-1926), 'Argenteuil Basin with a Single Sailboat', 1874. © National Gallery of Ireland.
      • Sir Denis Mahon Project Sir Denis Mahon. © National Gallery of Ireland
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      • Your support makes a difference Michael Farrell (1940-2000), 'La Fête', 1984. Purchased with the support of the Friends of the National Gallery of Ireland (Patrons of Irish Art Funds), 2016. © Estate of Michael Farrell. National Gallery of Ireland Collection. Photo © National Gallery of Ireland.
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      • Guercino research and conservation project Getty Paintings conservator Devi Ormond cleans Guercino's 'Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph', c. 1620. Photo © Getty Museum
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  • Joseph Walsh (b.1979), 'Magnus Modus', 2017.

    The reopening

    Our historic wings reopened in June after extensive refurbishment

  • Getty Paintings conservator Devi Ormond cleans Guercino's 'Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph', c. 1620. Photo © Getty Museum

    Guercino research and conservation project

    A collaboration with the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

  • Inspiration for the Nation

    Eleven visitors share the artworks that inspire them

  • Daniel Maclise (1806-1870), detail from 'The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife', c.1854. © National Gallery of Ireland.

    The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife

    Explore the conservation work behind the painting

  • At the launch in the Gallery of the new website www.connectvermeer.org were (l-r): Dr Adriaan Waiboer, Head of Collections and Research and Claire Crowley, Curatorial Assistant, National Gallery of Ireland, with Alan Clifford and Niall OhOisin NOHO, web designers of connectvermeer.org.

    ConnectVermeer

    Explore the connections between artists on this new research site

  • Andrew Graham Dixon

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  • Sir Denis Mahon as a young man

    Sir Denis Mahon

    Find out more about his fascinating library and archive

  • Jackie Nickerson (b.1960), 'Seamus Heaney (1939-2013), Poet, Playwright, Translator, Nobel Laureate', 2007. © National Gallery of Ireland.

    National Portrait Collection

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  • Roderic O'Conor (1860-1940), 'La Jeune Bretonne', c.1895. © National Gallery of Ireland.

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  • Historical Photograph of the National Gallery of Ireland, view from room 11, 1936

    Our history

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  • Detail from Perugino's 'The lamentation over the dead Christ' showing the figure of Nicodemus after cleaning, but before restoration.

    Perugino conservation project

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