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The National Gallery, Dublin

Dublin National Gallery exterior

As you’d expect, you’ll find the best works that Ireland has to offer inside the National Gallery.  The building was puropse built in 1864 and the exhibits inside have been built up since then.  The main entrance is on Clare Street and amongst the paintings and other art works to look out for, there’s the Taking of Christ by Caravaggio, For The Road by Jack Yeats and the Sick Call by Mathew James which depicts the suffering of the Irish poulation following the famine. To be honest, the gallery is vast and you could spend the best part of a day in here. Even if you don’t have lots of time though, it’s worth a quick visit to escape the hustle and bustle of the city centre especially as admission is free.  This is an extract from our free Dublin City Guide.
Dublin National Gallery Painting

Johannes Vermeer's 'A woman writing a letter with her maidservant'

Inside the gallery there are 15,000 works of art! Amongst them is ‘A woman writing a letter with her maidservant’ by Johannes Vermeer (pictured above).  The building itself is interesting too, especially the Millennium extension which gives the gallery a modern street frontage and grand atrium entrance.  The gallery also has a nice cafe and restaurant. 

The National Gallery of Ireland is open Monday to Saturday from 9.30am to 5.30pm (8.30pm on Thursdays), Sunday from 12pm to 5.30pm and on Public Holidays from 10am to 5.30pm.  Admission is free.

Dublin National Gallery interior

LOCATION & CONTACT

Address:  The National Gallery of Ireland, Merrion Square West, Dublin 2, Ireland
Tel: +353 1 661 5133
Email: info@ngi.ie

The Gallery is less than ten minutes on foot from St Stephen’s Green and Grafton Street.  The main entrance is on Clare Street.  The Dublin Hop-on, Hop-off Bus Tour stops nearby. 

 

MORE ON THE NATIONAL GALLERY

National Gallery of Ireland – Official Website
Dublin Hop-on, Hop-off Bus Tour – Stops near the National Gallery
National Gallery of Ireland – Wikipedia
Dublin Historical Walking Tour - Learn about Dublin’s history
Hotels near the National Gallery of Ireland – Lowest price guarantee from Hotels.com
Dublin Guide Books – Amazon.com (US & Canada)
Dublin Guide Books – Amazon.co.uk (UK)

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