National Gallery of Ireland
Dublin · founded 1854
The National Gallery of Ireland (Irish: Gailearaí Náisiúnta na hÉireann) houses the national collection of Irish and European art. It is located in the centre of Dublin with one entrance on Merrion Square, beside Leinster House, and another on Clare Street. It was founded in 1854 and opened its doors ten years later.
- Visitors a year
- 1.1MVisitors a year
- Founded
- 1854Founded
What to see
Lady Writing a Letter with her Maid
Johannes Vermeer, 1670.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
The Taking of Christ
Caravaggio, 1700.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
The Funeral of Patroclus
Jacques-Louis David, 1778.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Portrait of Doña Antonia Zárate
Francisco Goya, 1805.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Castle Bentheim
Jacob van Ruisdael, 1653.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Woman Reading a Letter
Gabriel Metsu, 1665.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Plan your visit
Hours
Published on the museum’s own site. Confirm on www.nationalgallery.ie before you travel.
Getting there
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On their own site
Opening hours, tickets and current exhibitions are on the museum’s own site.
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