Press Releases

  1. Alison Lowry, Jewels, pate de verre, 75 x 22 x 22cm each. Photographer: Glenn Norwood

    The National Gallery of Ireland celebrates Ealaín, a day of Irish culture for all the family.

    11/07/2018: On Sunday, 15 July 2018, the National Gallery of Ireland celebrates women artists with a day of Irish culture.
  2. Frans Post (1612-1680), Jaguar. © Noord-Hollands Archief, Haarlem

    The National Gallery of Ireland presents an exhibition of animal drawings and paintings by Dutch artist Frans Post (1612–1680)

    09/07/2018: Curious Creatures: Frans Post & Brazil on view at the National Gallery of Ireland from 8 September 2018 to 9 December 2018.
  3. Roderic O'Conor (1860-1940), Le Cap Canaille, Cassis, 1913. Private Collection. Photographer: Roy Hewson

    National Gallery releases early bird tickets for Roderic O’Conor exhibition

    05/07/2018: The exhibition opens 18 July and continues until 28 October 2018.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. Zurich Portrait Prize 2018 - judges

    Press Release 13/06/2018

    National Gallery announces Zurich Portrait Prize 2018 Judging Panel
  9. 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
  10. 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.