Press Releases

  1. Lavinia Fontana's painting after conservation treatment.

    Renaissance masterpiece unveiled

    28/10/2021: Conservation of painting by Lavinia Fontana supported by Bank of America
  2. 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.
  3. 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?'.
  4. 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
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. A group of nuns sit on a grassy patch overlooking the coast. Some sit on deckchairs, one with an umbrella over her head to shade her from the sun; others sit on blankets.

    National Gallery announces four new exhibitions for 2021 

    16/06/2021: Additions to programme include displays on photography, new acquisitions, archival material and a new collaboration with young people.
  8. Two women wearing face masks standing either side of a painting that's hanging on a grey wall

    National Gallery of Ireland reopens its doors to the public and launches new exhibition New Perspectives

    07/05/2021: - National Gallery of Ireland will open to the public on Monday, 10 May.
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    Irish cultural institutions celebrate festival of LGBT history in March 2021

    25/02/2021: OUTing the Past at National Gallery of Ireland, National Museum of Ireland and Kilmainham Gaol
  10. Group of school children taking part in an interactive tour of the Sorolla exhibition

    National Gallery of Ireland launches Your Gallery at School

    11/01/2021: Call out for schools across the country to participate in new outreach programme