The National Gallery of Ireland is one of the country’s most popular visitor attractions. It houses the nation’s collection of European and Irish art from about 1300 to the present day, and an extensive library and archive.
Entry to the permanent collection, and many temporary exhibitions, is free for all. Open seven days a week, the Gallery is conveniently located in Dublin City centre, a short stroll from Trinity College and Merrion Square.
Free guided tours are available at weekends. Family packs and drawing and creative writing kits are available to borrow for free. Facilities include a shop, café, and wheelchair access to all levels.
Some temporary exhibitions need to be booked in advance and have an admission charge, but there are discounts and special offers available.
Take a look at the Gallery website in advance of your visit for full details.
- William Blake: The Age of Romantic Fantasy
Arts and cultureWilliam Blake: The Age of Romantic Fantasy William Blake, a visionary artist and poet, was a defining force in Romanticism. His imaginative and unconventional works continue to inspire today.
- Sound Baths at the Gallery
Health and wellbeingSound Baths at the Gallery Join Sarah Douglas, a qualified Sound Healing Practitioner, to experience a relaxing and restorative Sound Bath in the beautiful surroundings of the National Gallery.
- Baby Sensory Workshop
Family funBaby Sensory Workshop Explore the collection with your baby through sensory play. Tickets are available to book online from the Tuesday before each workshop.
- Public Tour: Bloomsday - Joycean Dublin
Family funPublic Tour: Bloomsday - Joycean Dublin To honour Bloom's Day, 16th June, join us for a Joycean themed exploration of the national collection this Bloomsday.
- Public Tour: Bloomsday: Joycean Dublin
Free things to doPublic Tour: Bloomsday: Joycean Dublin In honour of Bloom's Day, 16th June, join us for a Joycean themed exploration of the national collection.
- Pop-up Art Talk: John Minihan's Whispering Gallery, St Paul's Cathedral
Free things to doPop-up Art Talk: John Minihan's Whispering Gallery, St Paul's Cathedral Join us for this talk looking at John Minihan's Whispering Gallery, St Paul's Cathedral, 1962, on display as part of exhibition of John Minihan's photographs, Visual Poetry. Meet in the Hugh Lane Room on level 3.
- Thursday Lates: William Blake
Free things to doThursday Lates: William Blake Join us for a specially curated evening celebrating our summer exhibition, William Blake: The Age of Romantic Fantasy.
- Ciorcal Comhrá: Próiseas Péintéireacht le Ealaíntóir Bríd Higgins Ní Cinnéide
Free things to doCiorcal Comhrá: Próiseas Péintéireacht le Ealaíntóir Bríd Higgins Ní Cinnéide Is deis é Ciorcal Comhrá chun taispeántas a iniúchadh agus a phlé trí mheán na Gaeilge i suíomh oscailte fáilteach.
Call into Sweny's Pharmacy in Lincoln Place immortalised in James Joyce’s Ulysses, still selling the famous lemon soap as bought by Leopold Bloom in chapter five of Ulysses.
