Press Releases

  1. View of the Gallery's Merrion Square facade at an angle

    Press release 15/06/2018

    On Friday 15 June 2018, the National Gallery of Ireland celebrates the first anniversary of its reopening to the public following a major six-year refurbishment.
  2. Zurich Portrait Prize 2018 - judges

    Press Release 13/06/2018

    National Gallery announces Zurich Portrait Prize 2018 Judging Panel
  3. Pictured on 12 June 2018 at the launch of a new one-year collaboration between Tropical Popical nail salon and the National Gallery of Ireland, Michelle Horan models a new nail art design inspired by Mainie Jellett (1897-1944), Under the Big Top at a Circus. The painting is on view in the exhibition: Circus250: Art of the Show, 9 June - 14 October 2018, National Gallery of Ireland. Room 31 (Hugh Lane Room). Admission free. Photo: Tony Maxwell © Maxwell Photography

    Press release 12/6/2018

    National Gallery of Ireland announces collaboration with Tropical Popical
  4. Lords of Strut

    Press release 29/5/2018

    The National Gallery of Ireland will be launching a Thursday Lates series next month, aiming to provide a unique option for after-work evening entertainment in Dublin.
  5. Nicholas Butcher (Maples and Calder); Sean Rainbird (National Gallery of Ireland) and Joanne Drum (National Gallery of Ireland).

    Press release 10/5/2018

    National Gallery of Ireland announces corporate partnership with leading international law firm Maples and Calder
  6. Two Ryanair flight attendants holding a blank picture frame with two people holding a picture of a Ryanair airplane in the background.

    Press release 16/04/2018

    The National Gallery of Ireland is pleased to announce a new three-year Premier Corporate Partnership with Ryanair.
  7. James Malton, The Custom House, Dublin, 1793.

    Press release 01/05/2018

    The Gallery is delighted to present a free exhibition of 70 works from the collection which showcase Dublin and its colourful characters.
  8. Emil Nolde (1867-1956), 'Exotic Figures II', 1911 © Nolde Stiftung Seebüll.

    Press release 26/4/2018

    'NOLDE: In the Community' sees selected art centres throughout Ireland participate in a series of free illustrated talks on Emil Nolde's life and work.
  9. Roderic O'Conor's Field of Corn, Pont Aven, 1892.

    Press release 3/4/2018

    A major exhibition of work by Irish artist Roderic O’Conor (1860–1940) and his illustrious contemporaries in Pont-Aven will be presented at the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, from 18 July to 28 October 2018.
  10. Patrick Manley, CEO of Zurich Insurance plc, and Sean Rainbird, Director, National Gallery of Ireland, pictured launching the Zurich Portrait Prize at the National Gallery of Ireland

    Press release 27/03/2018

    Zurich announced as new sponsor of annual Portrait Prize at National Gallery of Ireland