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.
- Hilma af Klint: Artist and Visionary
Family funHilma af Klint: Artist and Visionary Hilma af Klint was one of Europe’s foremost abstract painters, and one of Sweden’s most celebrated modern artists. This exhibition features paintings, drawings and watercolours, marking the first major exhibition of the artist’s work in Ireland.
- Hard of Hearing Tour of Hilma af Klint: Artist and Visionary
AutumnHard of Hearing Tour of Hilma af Klint: Artist and Visionary This tour, exploring some highlights of the Gallery's permanent collection and the Hilma af Klint: Artist and Visionary exhibition, is for individuals who are hard of hearing or have hearing impairments.
- Sketching Tour: Hilma af Klint: Artist and Visionary
AutumnSketching Tour: Hilma af Klint: Artist and Visionary Explore Hilma af Klint: Artist and Visionary through this engaging sketching tour, incorporating rich historical information, art appreciation and lightly facilitated tuition.
- Dublin Gallery Weekend Public Tour: Highlights from the Collection
AutumnDublin Gallery Weekend Public Tour: Highlights from the Collection Dublin Gallery Weekend Public Tour: Highlights from the Collection, join National Gallery of Ireland for a free guided tour exploring some of the highlights of the Gallery's permanent collection.
- Dublin Gallery Weekend Public Tour: LGBTQIA+ artworks
AutumnDublin Gallery Weekend Public Tour: LGBTQIA+ artworks Join National Gallery of Ireland for a free guided tour exploring a selection of works from the collection that are connected to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community.
- Dublin Gallery Weekend Public Tour: Women Artists
AutumnDublin Gallery Weekend Public Tour: Women Artists Join National Gallery of Ireland for a tour of women artists represented in the national collection as part of Dublin Gallery Weekend this November.
- Turas Poiblí trí Ghaeilge | Hilma af Klint: Artist and Visionary
AutumnTuras Poiblí trí Ghaeilge | Hilma af Klint: Artist and Visionary Bígí linn le haghaidh turas soar in aisce trí Ghaeilge ar chuid de na saothair ealaíne is fearr de chuid Hilma af Klint: Artist and Visionary. Join us for a free Irish-language tour of some of our exhibition Hilma af Klint: Artist and Visionary.
- Pop-up Talk: Hilma af Klint's Altarpiece, Group X, No. 1
AutumnPop-up Talk: Hilma af Klint's Altarpiece, Group X, No. 1 Join National Gallery of Ireland for a free talk about Altarpiece, Group X, No. 1, 1915, as part of the programme for Hilma af Klint: Artist and Visionary.
![Hilma af Klint (1862-1944), 'Seated woman with lily [Gusten Andersson]'. By courtesy of the Hilma af Klint Foundation. Photo: The Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden.](https://preview-assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/aa24ba70-9a12-01ae-259b-7ef588a0b2ef/4a1fdb9a-1c2f-4368-b666-a3c76444e587/18dbf85a-e4ed-404c-ac01-9642c432af71.jpg?w=196&q=66&h=196&fit=crop&fm=webp)
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.
