What's on

  1. A young man lies on a white duvet in his boxers, a baby on his chest. The baby looks at the viewer, the man looks at the baby. There is a shadow of another figure, the artist, on the two.

    Workshop

    Drawing the Collection : The AIB Portrait Prizes

    30 January 13.00 - 14.15

    A tutored drawing session inspired by works in our collection

    €5
  2. A watercolour showing a harbour at sunset

    Special event

    Tipple with Art

    30 January 17.45 - 20.00

    Learn to paint an artwork from our collection

    €55
  3. Sixteenth-century portrait in oils of a man in black posing with his arms around the shoulders of two small blonde children. tw

    Special event

    ‘Crazy About Women’ - Celebrating the Poetry of Paul Durcan

    30 January 18.00 - 20.00

    This very special evening will celebrate ‘Crazy About Women’, poems inspired by paintings in the Gallery

    €25
  4. Tour guide speaking to a group of visitors in front of Vermeer's painting

    Tour

    Public Tour: Interactive Storytelling

    30 January 18.30 - 20.00

    Make your Gallery visits more fun and engaging with curious questions and creative storytelling!

    Free
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    Tour

    Public Tour: Brigit - Dublin City Celebrating Women

    01 February 11.30 - 12.30

    Join us for this free guided tour exploring how women are represented in the national collection.

    Free
  6. A charcoal drawing of a woman, looking directly at the viewer. Her long hair falls over one shoulder, and she wears a checked shirt under a jacket.

    Tour

    Public Tour: Sketching Tour of AIB Portrait Prize exhibition

    01 February 13.00 - 14.00

    Explore the exhibition on this sketching tour.

    €10
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    Tour

    Public Tour: Brigit - Dublin City Celebrating Women

    01 February 14.30 - 15.30

    This tour features focuses on representations of celebrated women in our collection

    Free
  8. 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 in Polish: Highlights of the collection

    02 February 11.30 - 12.30

    Zwiedzanie z Przewodnikiem: Najciekawsze Eksponaty

    Bezpłatny
  9. A family drawing together on the floor of the Shaw Room of the National Gallery of Ireland on National Drawing Day 2018.

    Workshop

    Sunday Family Drop-in Workshop: Brigit's Festival

    02 February 11.30 - 13.30

    Join us in the magnificent Shaw Room, and get creative!

    Free
  10. 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

    02 February 13.00 - 14.00

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

    Free