Free entry to temporary exhibitions or free guidebook (when no exhibitions are available)

The National Gallery of Ireland collection contains over 15,000 artworks, representing every major European School of painting through watercolours, drawings, prints and sculpture. With works by Rembrandt, Vermeer, Caravaggio and Goya, the National Gallery of Ireland also houses a renowned collection of Irish paintings dating from the 17th century to the 20th centuries, including works by Jack B. Yeats.

Dublin Pass holders can enjoy free entry to temporary exhibitions, and when no exhibitions are available, visitors will recieve a free National Gallery of Ireland Guidebook.

We strongly recommend advanced booking of ticketed exhibitions. Please visit the National Gallery of Ireland website and quote "Dublinpass" as the promo code to prebook your ticket. Collect pre-booked tickets at the Exhibition desk.

If no ticketed exhibition is taking place, please collect your National Gallery of Ireland Guidebook from the Gallery Shop.

Pre-booking for the Vermeer Exhibition (from 15 June) is now open online.

Highlights:

• Collections of painting and sculpture dating from 13th – 20th century

• Summer Leonardo drawings exhibition

• Caravaggio, ‘The Taking of Christ’

Did you know

- Founder of the gallery, William Dargan, built the first railway in Ireland

- Nathaniel Hone’s ‘The Conjuror’ was the subject of the first ever one-man show in the British Isles

- Rembrandt opened his own studio when he was just 19!

Exhibitions:

Beyond Caravaggio (11 February - 14 May 2017)

This dramatic touring exhibition features powerful works of master artist Caravaggio and a number of later painters who were influenced by him. Renowned for his work with shadows to create cinematic-style portraits, over 40 works by him and his followers will be shown at the National Gallery this year. 

The Art of Margaret Clarke RHA (1884-1964) (13 May – 20 August 2017)

This exhibition will re-evaluate the work of this once well-regarded member of the art world, whose reputation has faded from popularity. The exhibition will examine the development of Margaret Clarke’s style, from her time at the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art through to her later period when she produced a number of striking works based on diverse themes. Immediate likenesses of Clarke’s family and close friends, attesting to her skill as a sensitive, perceptive portraitist, will be shown alongside commissioned portraits.

Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry (17 June– 17 September 2017)

We suggest visitors check our website in early May to book online for this exhibition. The National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin is organising a landmark exhibition, Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry, in collaboration with the Musée du Louvre, Paris, and the National Gallery of Art, Washington. The exhibition will explore the fascinating network of relationships between Johannes Vermeer and Dutch genre painters of the period 1650–1675.

Frederic William Burton (25 October 2017 – 14 January 2018)

This exhibition presents an opportunity to look afresh at the work of Frederic William Burton (1816-1900). The exhibition will explore all aspects of his career as an artist, including his early portrait miniatures and subjects inspired by the West of Ireland. It will also look at his period in Germany, and his tenure as director of the National Gallery, London.

How to get there:

Bus: 4, 7, 8 to Merrion Square North & Clare Street, 39A to Merrion Row, 46A to Dawson Street & Nassau Street

LUAS: Green Line to St Stephen's Green

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Closed: Good Friday, 24th, 25th and 26th December

Attractions nearby

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