Press Releases

  1. A checkerboard composition with oranges, pinks and blues

    National Gallery reopens to the public with dynamic line-up of exhibitions

    30/11/2020: Mondrian and Zurich Portrait Prizes open alongside Gallery Shop and pop-up Café
  2. A man in a dark overcoat with his hands in his pockets, wearing a cap. In the background, the sea.

    National Gallery of Ireland announces 2021 exhibition programme

    29/09/2020: Including new Jack B. Yeats exhibition and a showcase of new works in the national collection
  3. Photo of two women and three men looking at a portrait in a gallery

    Enda Bowe announced as winner of Zurich Portrait Prize at the National Gallery of Ireland

    08/10/2019: Mabel Forsyth and Mary O’Carroll selected as winners of first Zurich Young Portrait Prize.
  4. Painted head-and-shoulders portrait of Lenny Abrahamson wearing glasses and a baseball cap against a textured grey background.

    Portrait of Oscar-nominated film director Lenny Abrahamson goes on view at National Gallery of Ireland

    17/09/2018: The painting by renowned Irish artist Donald Teskey is the latest addition to the Gallery’s National Portrait Collection.
  5. Lords of Strut launching Thursday Lates at the National Gallery of Ireland.

    Press release 22/06/2018

    Lords of Strut launch National Gallery of Ireland’s ‘Thursday Lates’ event on 21 June 2018.
  6. Zurich and National Gallery of Ireland partnership announcement photo

    Press release 19/06/2018

    Friday, 22 June is the last chance for artists to enter the 2018 Zurich Portrait Prize at the National Gallery of Ireland.
  7. Lords of Strut

    Press release 15/06/2018

    Kicking off on Summer Solstice, Thursday 21 June 2018, is the National Gallery of Ireland’s first ever Thursday Lates event.
  8. 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.
  9. Zurich Portrait Prize 2018 - judges

    Press Release 13/06/2018

    National Gallery announces Zurich Portrait Prize 2018 Judging Panel
  10. 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