Press Releases

  1. Branding for the Zurich Portrait Prize and Zurich Young Portrait Prize

    National Gallery of Ireland announces shortlists for Zurich Portrait Prize and Zurich Young Portrait Prize

    29/08/2019: 26 artists, working across a variety of creative disciplines, have made it through to the final stage of the competition, which received over 300 entries.
  2. A black and white photograph of a woman and a man sitting side by side at a table, with two half full glasses of wine in front of them. They are turned towards each other, and the woman has her arm around the man's shoulder, and is smiling. Behind them is a large mirror in which we can see them reflected.

    Photography exhibition at the National Gallery of Ireland showcases rare works from the Bank of America collection

    21/08/2019: ​​​​​​​Moment in Time: A Legacy of Photographs | Over 100 works spanning the history of photography. Opens 30 November
  3. Daguerreotype portrait of Daniel O'Connell

    The story of photography at the National Gallery of Ireland

    19/07/2019: The National Gallery of Ireland is delighted to present its first temporary photography display later this year.
  4. Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (1863-1923), Sewing the Sail, 1896. 2019 © Photo Archive – Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia

    National Gallery of Ireland presents first ever Irish exhibition of Spain’s Impressionist, Sorolla

    10/07/2019: ​​​​​​​The ‘Master of Light’ holds the record for Spain’s most popular art exhibition
  5. Photograph of woman with nail art, reclining beside plant, against black background.

    National Gallery of Ireland and nail bar Tropical Popical collaborate on exciting display

    28/06/2019: Tropical Popical and the National Gallery of Ireland are delighted to launch R E N A I L S S A N C E, a display celebrating a yearlong creative partnership.
  6. An abstract composition by Wassily Kandinsky entitled Composition, dating to 1922. Image: Courtesy of Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Graphische Sammlung. Photo: © Staatsgalerie Stuttgart

    Celebrate 100 years of Bauhaus at the National Gallery of Ireland

    20/06/2019: For the first time in its history, the National Gallery of Ireland will display a collection of print portfolios produced by the Bauhaus.
  7. Large green room with high ceilings, a glass ceiling, walls hung with paintings and a white marble statue in the middle of the room.

    The National Gallery of Ireland launches its Strategic Plan 2019–2023

    16/04/2019: Developed through collaboration with staff and executive teams, and approved by the Governors and Guardians and the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan, TD.
  8. A black and white photograph with a low horizon and expansive cloudy sky, with simple whitewashed cottage standing in a field.

    New exhibition Shaping Ireland: Landscapes in Irish Art opens Saturday, 13 April 2019.

    12/04/2019: The National Gallery of Ireland brings Ireland’s great outdoors inside for its new exhibition.
  9. Watercolour of woman in a green dress standing with her arms out perpendicular to her body.

    Special display by EVE Castleview HUB at National Gallery of Ireland

    09/04/2019: The National Gallery of Ireland and EVE Castleview HUB are delighted to announce a brand new display of works celebrating five years of partnership.
  10. The logo for the Zurich Young Portrait Prize 2019; splashes of colourful paint, and text saying Zurich Young Portrait Prize

    Zurich Young Portrait Prize launches in April 2019

    01/04/2019: Following the outstanding success of the National Gallery of Ireland’s nationwide portrait prize, the Gallery is delighted to introduce the inaugural Zurich young Portrait Prize.