Press Releases

  1. View of the Gallery's Merrion Square facade at an angle

    Press release 15/06/2018

    On Friday 15 June 2018, the National Gallery of Ireland celebrates the first anniversary of its reopening to the public following a major six-year refurbishment.
  2. Zurich Portrait Prize 2018 - judges

    Press Release 13/06/2018

    National Gallery announces Zurich Portrait Prize 2018 Judging Panel
  3. Pictured on 12 June 2018 at the launch of a new one-year collaboration between Tropical Popical nail salon and the National Gallery of Ireland, Michelle Horan models a new nail art design inspired by Mainie Jellett (1897-1944), Under the Big Top at a Circus. The painting is on view in the exhibition: Circus250: Art of the Show, 9 June - 14 October 2018, National Gallery of Ireland. Room 31 (Hugh Lane Room). Admission free. Photo: Tony Maxwell © Maxwell Photography

    Press release 12/6/2018

    National Gallery of Ireland announces collaboration with Tropical Popical
  4. Lords of Strut

    Press release 29/5/2018

    The National Gallery of Ireland will be launching a Thursday Lates series next month, aiming to provide a unique option for after-work evening entertainment in Dublin.

  5. Press release 24/05/2018

    Circus250: Art of the Show to open at the National Gallery of Ireland.
  6. Nicholas Butcher (Maples and Calder); Sean Rainbird (National Gallery of Ireland) and Joanne Drum (National Gallery of Ireland).

    Press release 10/5/2018

    National Gallery of Ireland announces corporate partnership with leading international law firm Maples and Calder
  7. Two Ryanair flight attendants holding a blank picture frame with two people holding a picture of a Ryanair airplane in the background.

    Press release 16/04/2018

    The National Gallery of Ireland is pleased to announce a new three-year Premier Corporate Partnership with Ryanair.
  8. James Malton, The Custom House, Dublin, 1793.

    Press release 01/05/2018

    The Gallery is delighted to present a free exhibition of 70 works from the collection which showcase Dublin and its colourful characters.
  9. Emil Nolde (1867-1956), 'Exotic Figures II', 1911 © Nolde Stiftung Seebüll.

    Press release 26/4/2018

    'NOLDE: In the Community' sees selected art centres throughout Ireland participate in a series of free illustrated talks on Emil Nolde's life and work.
  10. Roderic O'Conor's Field of Corn, Pont Aven, 1892.

    Press release 3/4/2018

    A major exhibition of work by Irish artist Roderic O’Conor (1860–1940) and his illustrious contemporaries in Pont-Aven will be presented at the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, from 18 July to 28 October 2018.