Press Releases

  1. An ink and watercolour drawing of the view towards Dublin, from the Phoenix park, in the late seventeenth century.

    Turner watercolours join 1698 drawings of Ireland for 50th anniversary of Francis Place acquisition

    30/12/2021: Virtual exhibition to complement onsite show.
  2. Abstract painting of concentric shapes in various orange, blue and green tones.

    Give the gift of membership this Christmas at the National Gallery of Ireland

    24/11/2021: Exclusive benefits and support of the national collection.
  3. Watercolour of a man in a suit of armor grasping the arm of a woman in a blue dress with long plaited hair.

    Take a closer look at art next year with the National Gallery of Ireland

    17/11/2021: Three new online art appreciation courses to run in 2022.
  4. View of the Merrion Square entrance to the National Gallery of Ireland

    Perrett Laver appointed to manage executive search process 

    02/11/2021: The company has been appointed by the National Gallery of Ireland
  5. Lavinia Fontana's painting after conservation treatment.

    Renaissance masterpiece unveiled

    28/10/2021: Conservation of painting by Lavinia Fontana supported by Bank of America
  6. Bronze bust of a male figure

    National Gallery of Ireland announces 2022 exhibition programme

    13/10/2021: Eleven new shows include work from the sixteenth century to the present day.
  7. A group photograph of the young curators behind the Gallery's new exhibition, Boring Art?

    For the first time, a group of young people curate exhibition at the National Gallery of Ireland

    07/10/2021: National collection inspires 'Boring Art?'.
  8. Sketch of two greyhounds jumping at each other with front paws touching

    Anne Yeats: The Everyday Fantastic opens at the Gallery

    28/09/2021: Explore the imagination of the artist and designer through the Gallery's archive
  9. Logos of the Zurich Portrait Prize and Zurich Young Portrait Prize

    National Gallery of Ireland announces shortlists for Zurich Portrait Prize and Zurich Young Portrait Prize competitions

    12/08/2021: Exhibitions run in Dublin and Cork in 2021 and 2022.
  10. A scene on a street. A woman leaves a red rose beside a window, a boy stands to her left on a cobbled street.

    Iconic Yeats painting joins the national collection

    08/07/2021: Iconic painting by Jack B. Yeats, Bachelor’s Walk, In Memory, becomes part of national collection at the National Gallery of Ireland.