What's on

  1. Two women passing each other in a doorway in a gallery room with gilt-framed paintings on the walls.

    Talk

    Pop-up talk: Vermeer's Lady Writing a Letter with Her Maid

    04 October 13.15 - 13.35

    Join us for a free lunchtime talk discussing Vermeer's painting

    Free
  2. Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571-1610), 'The Taking of Christ', 1602. © National Gallery of Ireland

    Online course

    Online Art Appreciation Course: The Art of Light

    04 October 18.00 - 19.15

    Book now: An 8-week online art appreciation course exploring the light in art.

    €150
  3. A tour of the collection. © National Gallery of Ireland.

    Tour

    Tour for the hard of hearing

    06 October 17.30 - 18.30

    A free tour for people who are hard of hearing or have hearing loss. Listening devices will be used.

    Free
  4. An oil painting of a landscape. In the right foreground, a clump of dark trees. Receding into the background, we can see a tall arched viaduct bridge.

    Talk

    Oil and Water: Turner between two mediums

    06 October 18.30 - 19.30

    A talk with the co-curator of Turner: The Sun is God

    €10
  5. Black and white etching of a narrow laneway in a city, with a sign reading McDaid's hanging from an archway.

    Talk

    Talk & Tea: A Tall House on Pearse Street. Estella Solomons and Dublin

    11 October 11.00 - 12.00

    Book now: An in-person talk focused on Irish artist Estella Solomons

    €5
  6. An oil painting of a landscape. In the right foreground, a clump of dark trees. Receding into the background, we can see a tall arched viaduct bridge.

    Online talk

    Introductory talk | Turner: The Sun is God

    11 October 13.00 - 14.00

    An online introduction to the exhibition with curator Niamh MacNally

    Free
  7. Group photo of men and women posing in an art gallery and holding colourful signs that say 'Apollo Project' and 'Art Makes You'.

    Talk

    Apollo Project Creative Careers: Blú Hanley

    15 October 14.00 - 15.00

    An in-person event with lighting designer Blú Hanley

    €5
  8. An atmospheric oil painting showing a ship against a cliff face, as the sky darkens.

    Talk

    Turner and Romantic Nature

    16 October 15.00 - 16.00

    A free talk with Dr Philip Cottrell, UCD

    Free
  9. Photo taken from a high viewpoint looking down at a group of people in the courtyard of the National Gallery of Ireland.

    Special event

    Teacher Network Evening

    20 October 18.00 - 20.00

    Book now: a free networking event for teachers

    Free
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    Special event

    Study Day: Venice in Dublin

    22 October 10.00 - 16.00

    Book now: Symposium exploring perspectives on Venetian paintings in the National Gallery of Ireland.

    €30