Press Releases

  1. Black and white photograph of a rockface, with a neon yellow spiral graphic in front.

    In Real Life celebrates nature through art at the National Gallery of Ireland

    15/08/2024: New exhibition brings the natural world into the Gallery
  2. A detail of Joseph Walsh's sculpture Magnus Modus in the Gallery's Courtyard.

    National Gallery of Ireland publishes new Strategic Plan on its 170th anniversary

    09/08/2024: Strategic Plan outlines four priorities for the Gallery for the period 2024-2028
  3. A sketch of the Piazzetta in Venice with dramatic dark sky and white highlights

    National Gallery of Ireland announces Turner exhibition exchange with National Galleries of Scotland for 2025

    19/07/2024: ‘Turner’s Watercolours: Scotland’s Vaughan Bequest’ will open in Dublin on 1 January 2025
  4. A man in a suit with a white tie in front of a painting

    Mr Adrian O’Carroll elected Chair of the Board of Governors and Guardians of the National Gallery of Ireland

    05/07/2024: The Board of Governors and Guardians of the National Gallery of Ireland today announced the appointment of Mr Adrian O’Carroll to the position of Chair. 
  5. Photograph of two female figures, one wearing a bright pink suit and one wearing a navy dress with a red jacket, standing in front of a painting of two female figures in a boat

    Minister Catherine Martin TD opens the National Gallery of Ireland’s summer exhibition, Women Impressionists

    27/06/2024: Celebrating four of the most revolutionary women in 19th-century art
  6. Vintage black and white photo of a stained glass studio

    Irish stained glass designs by An Túr Gloine artists on display at the National Gallery of Ireland

    25/03/24: First exhibition dedicated to An Túr Gloine at the National Gallery of Ireland
  7. Photograph of two women, both wearing red dresses, looking around a corner at a piece of decorative stained glass.

    Minister Catherine Martin T.D. unveils Harry Clarke acquisition at the National Gallery of Ireland

    31/01/24: The stained glass panel The Enchantment of Bottom by Titania is now free for all to view
  8. A watercolour painting of a stormy sea, with a ship being tossed on the waves. The dark sky is illuminated by shafts of light.

    Much-loved annual Turner exhibition on display at the National Gallery of Ireland

    18/12/23: Turner & Coastal Scenes runs throughout the month of January
  9. Merrion Square entrance to the Gallery

    Minister Catherine Martin appoints three new members to the Board of Governors and Guardians of the National Gallery of Ireland

    25/04/2024: The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD, has announced three new appointments to the Board of Governors and Guardians of the National Gallery of Ireland
  10. Painting of a man sitting behind a desk surrounded by books, in front of a window overlooking an autumnal scene.

    Portrait of Dr Michael Ryan by artist Aidan Crotty unveiled at National Gallery of Ireland

    27/02/2024: Commission by winner of Zurich Portrait Prize 2020 added to national portrait collection