Press Releases

  1. Photo of a woman drawing a human figure on paper.

    Celebrate National Drawing Day – An Island-wide Artistic Extravaganza!

    12/05/2025: Saturday, 17 May 2025 | Free Events Across Ireland. A National Celebration of Creativity.

  2. Applications now open for AIB Portrait Prize and Young Portrait Prize 2025 at National Gallery of Ireland

    22/04/2025: The National Gallery of Ireland is delighted to announce that the AIB Portrait Prize and Young Portrait Prize 2025 competitions are now open for entries from people of all ages.
  3. Exhibition poster with details of artworks and some text

    National Gallery of Ireland launches inspiring, major exhibition celebrating two women who pioneered modern art in Ireland

    09/04/2025: Mainie Jellett and Evie Hone. The Art of Friendship.’ includes over 90 examples of their work.
  4. Stephen James Smith

    The National Gallery of Ireland Unveils Four New Portraits for the National Portrait Collection

    25/03/2025: Celebrating Icons of Irish Culture
  5. Large painting depicting the parting of the red sea, with numerous figures in a sea scape.

    Art Meets Science: National Gallery of Ireland Unveils Newly Conserved 16th-Century Masterpiece

    02/2025: Ludovico Mazzolino’s large-scale painting, The Crossing of the Red Sea (1521), returns to public display after many decades in storage

  6. National Gallery of Ireland acquires two Harry Clarke works for national collection

    16/12/2025: ‘The Lady of the Decoration’, 1914, and ‘Faust’, 1924/25 on display now
  7. Painting of an artist's studio, with paintings stacked on the floor, a blank canvas sat on an easel, and palm trees visible through the window.

    Picasso's artistic journey explored in National Gallery of Ireland's latest exhibition

    08/10/2025: Once-in-a-generation chance to see 61 artworks by the artist in Ireland
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    National Gallery of Ireland unveils portraits of actors Ruth Negga and Stephen Rea

    04/09/2025: Commissioned works by artist David Booth and David Stephenson now on display to public
  9. A figure dressed in white sits in the centre of the frame with the head resting in their hands. Above them floats a figure in a blue wave, their ankles shackled. To the right, the sun appears over the sea.

    National Gallery of Ireland unveils 2026 exhibition programme

    28/08/2025: Landmark shows featuring William Blake and Hilma af Klint
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    An Artist’s Presence at the National Gallery of Ireland

    08/05/2025: New free exhibition explores how artists represent themselves in their work