Press Releases

  1. Photograph of two women, both wearing red dresses, looking around a corner at a piece of decorative stained glass.

    Minister Catherine Martin T.D. unveils Harry Clarke acquisition at the National Gallery of Ireland

    31/01/24: The stained glass panel The Enchantment of Bottom by Titania is now free for all to view
  2. A watercolour painting of a stormy sea, with a ship being tossed on the waves. The dark sky is illuminated by shafts of light.

    Much-loved annual Turner exhibition on display at the National Gallery of Ireland

    18/12/23: Turner & Coastal Scenes runs throughout the month of January
  3. Merrion Square entrance to the Gallery

    Minister Catherine Martin appoints three new members to the Board of Governors and Guardians of the National Gallery of Ireland

    25/04/2024: The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD, has announced three new appointments to the Board of Governors and Guardians of the National Gallery of Ireland
  4. Painting of a man sitting behind a desk surrounded by books, in front of a window overlooking an autumnal scene.

    Portrait of Dr Michael Ryan by artist Aidan Crotty unveiled at National Gallery of Ireland

    27/02/2024: Commission by winner of Zurich Portrait Prize 2020 added to national portrait collection
  5. Photograph of two women, one wearing black, the other wearing a green top, sitting in a yellow room looking at a painting

    Portrait of beloved Irish author Marian Keyes unveiled at National Gallery of Ireland

    12/02/24: Painting by artist Margaret Corcoran now part of national collection
  6. Photograph of a group of children in a grey uniform, with an adult man in a grey suit and an adult woman with blonde hair and a purple top.

    SMBC Aviation Capital becomes first nationwide Schools Partner of National Gallery of Ireland

    08/02/24: Ground-breaking new partnership will impact thousands of schoolchildren across the country
  7. Photograph of a young woman in a blue top with two toddlers

    National Gallery of Ireland welcomed over one million visitors in 2023

    24/01/24: Highest annual visitor attendance since 2017
  8. Stained glass panel of two figures reclining on green fields, surrounded by fairies.

    National Gallery of Ireland acquires Harry Clarke artwork for national collection

    07/12/23: Titania Enchanting Bottom now belongs to the Irish public
  9. Photograph of a group of six adults, on holding a framed certificate

    John Christopher Vaughan announced as winner of the National Gallery of Ireland’s Sarah Cecilia Harrison Essay Prize

    30/11/23: Winner of the Sarah Cecilia Harrison Essay Prize 2023 announced
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    Take a Closer Look: Art Appreciation courses at the National Gallery of Ireland

    20/11/23: Art Appreciation courses for 2024 at the Gallery