Visit Dublin’s City Gallery with its world class collection of modern and contemporary art in the heart of Dublin City. There you will see works by Manet, Monet, Renoir and Degas alongside works by leading Irish artists, international contemporary artists. The renowned Francis Bacon’s studio and archive are also on view. The gallery is an oasis of calm in a bustling city, where visitors can relax while enjoying the City’s art collection and temporary exhibitions, rest in the café and browse through the bookshop.

The gallery’s original collection of modern art was presented by Sir Hugh Lane in 1908. In the years since, under the governance of Dublin City Council, the Gallery has built on this exceptional foundation and spirit. It has grown the collection considerably with the same focus on the exceptional. The Gallery continues to focus on modern and contemporary art and excellence in Irish art practice.

The gallery provides dynamic, innovative and inspiring programmes of art education that include a multiplicity of programmes for people of all ages and interests. For a full list of programmes and events, visit www.hughlane.ie