What's on

  1. Woman drawing in the Gallery.

    Tour

    Sketching Tour of Silent City

    04 May 13.00 - 14.00

    Book your place now.

    €10
  2. A group of young people walking away through an open doorway in an art gallery with red walls and gilt-framed oil paintings

    Tour

    Public Tour: Highlights

    04 May 14.30 - 15.30

    Join us for a free guided tour of some of the highlights of the collection.

    Free
  3. Photo of a young boy making art with a woman during a creative workshop at the National Gallery of Ireland.

    Workshop

    Sunday Family Drop-in Workshop

    05 May 11.30 - 13.30

    Join us in the Shaw Room, and create your own masterpiece.

    Free
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    Tour

    Public Tour: Highlights

    05 May 11.30 - 12.30

    Join us for a free guided tour of some of the highlights of the collection.

    Free
  5. A man in a black puffer jacket and tracksuit stands with one hand on his hip in a room filled with pot plants. In his other hand, a spray gun filled with water.

    Special event

    Framed Narratives 

    05 May 12.00 - 15.00

    A special display of photographs documenting the lived experiences of people with intellectual and/or physical disabilities.

    Free
  6. A woman crouched down beside a small child and pointing at a painting on a tour of the National Gallery of Ireland.

    Tour

    Public Tour: Family Tour

    05 May 13.00 - 14.00

    Join us for a free tour of the collection, tailored to engage young visitors and their families.

    Free
  7. Woman wearing a face mask looking at a large wooden sculpture in the Gallery

    Tour

    Public Tour: Mindfulness

    05 May 14.30 - 15.30

    A free tour offering an opportunity to slow down and reflect through close-looking at art.

    Free
  8. Pencil drawing of W.B. Yeats

    Talk

    Pop-up Talk: John Butler Yeats' sketchbook

    07 May 13.15 - 13.35

    Join us for a free, in-person lunchtime talk

    Free
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    Tour

    Public Tour: ISL Tour of Silent City

    09 May 18.00 - 19.00

    Join the Gallery's Irish Sign Language tour guides for a tour of this new exhibition plus highlights of the Gallery's collection

    Free
  10. A quarter length portrait of an older woman. She gazes at the viewer; her cheeks are slightly reddened and she wears a white band in her grey hair.

    Tour

    Public Tour: Turning Heads

    10 May 13.00 - 14.00

    A guided tour for exhibition ticket-holders

    Free*