
Look, listen and learn about art with this audio tour designed for kids and families
Join eager artist Eoin as he visits the Gallery looking for inspiration for his first important painting. Led by Íde, who looks after the artworks, they encounter paintings and sculptures from different times and places – even meeting some special guests along the way! Each work of art gives Eoin ideas for his own painting, and they will get your family thinking and talking together about creating your own masterpieces. This journey through some of the highlights of the Gallery’s collection is a fun and engaging way for families of all ages to enjoy art.
Listen to the introduction (or read a transcript), and then click on any artwork below to start your adventure!
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Start your adventure!
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Family Audio Tour: The Liffey Swim
A painting by Jack B. Yeats
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Family Audio Tour: Decoration
A painting by Mainie Jellett
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Family Audio Tour: Military Manoeuvres
A painting by Richard Thomas Moynan
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Family Audio Tour: A Convent Garden
A painting by William John Leech
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Family Audio Tour: Song of the Mad Prince
Stained glass by Harry Clarke
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Family Audio Tour: The Opening of the Sixth Seal
A painting by Francis Danby
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Family Audio Tour: The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife
A painting by Daniel Maclise
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Family Audio Tour: Portrait of Charles Coote
A painting by Joshua Reynolds
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Family Audio Tour: The Cottage Girl
A painting by Thomas Gainsborough
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Family Audio Tour: The Village School
A painting by Jan Steen
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Family Audio Tour: The Annunciation
A painting by Jacques Yverni
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Family Audio Tour: Portrait of Prince Alessandro Farnese
A painting by Sofonisba Anguissola
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Family Audio Tour: Argenteuil Basin with a Single Sailboat
A painting by Claude Monet
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Family Audio Tour: Still Life with a Mandolin
A painting by Pablo Picasso
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Family Audio Tour: George Bernard Shaw
A sculpture by Prince Paul Troubetzkoy
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