What's on

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

    Tour

    Public Tour: Highlights

    28 July 11.30 - 12.30

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

    Free
  2. A young child on a free family friendly tour in the Millennium Wing. © National Gallery of Ireland

    Tour

    Public Tour: Family Tour

    28 July 13.00 - 14.00

    Join us for a special tour designed for children and their guardians, parents and carers.

    Free
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    Tour

    Public Tour: How to Read an Artwork

    28 July 14.30 - 15.30

    Learn how to read an artwork on this special tour

    Free
  4. Oil painting of spectators crowding along the quays of the River Liffey watching a swimming race

    Workshop

    Friendly Workshop

    29 July 11.15 - 12.00

    Especially for children who thrive in smaller groups

    Free
  5. A woman in a yellow coat trimmed with ermine sits at a table writing a letter. She is looking at her maid, dressed in brown, who is speaking to her and handing her a note.

    Talk

    The Masterson Lecture: Vermeer's Pearls - A Talk by Aimee Ng.

    29 July 13.00 - 14.00

    Members only event: The Friends of the National Gallery of Ireland welcome Aimee Ng, curator at The Frick Collection to the lecture theatre this month.

    Free
  6. A child in a blue smock with white short sleeves and a large sunhat stands with her hands crossed in front of her.

    Special event

    Summer Studio: Untold Stories

    30 July - 03 August

    Our studio is open from 10.30am-4.30pm for creative exploration this summer!

    Free
  7. Visitors sketching outdoors at National Drawing Day 2018

    Workshop

    Outdoor Painting Workshop

    01 August 10.00 - 12.30

    Learn to paint 'en plein air' - book now

    €45

  8. Special event

    Drawing on the lawn

    01 August 14.00 - 19.00

    Come celebrate sunny days with us at the Gallery! 

    Free
  9. A woman in a pink bonnet sits in side profile on a blue chaise.

    Tour

    Public Tour: Hard of Hearing Tour of Women Impressionists

    01 August 17.30 - 18.30

    A free tour of our summer exhibition for individuals who are hard of hearing or who have hearing impairments

    Free
  10. A woman in a pink bonnet sits in side profile on a blue chaise.

    Tour

    Public Tour: Sketching Tour of Women Impressionists

    03 August 13.00 - 14.00

    Explore the Gallery's collection and beautiful architecture on this free sketching tour.

    €25