Gailearaí Náisiúnta na hÉireann | |
Established | 1864 |
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Location | Merrion Square West, Dublin, Ireland |
Coordinates | 53°20′27″N 6°15′09″W / 53.340914°N 6.252554°W |
Type | Art museum |
Key holdings | Kitchen Maid with the Supper at Emmaus Portrait of Doña Antonia Zárate The Taking of Christ Lady Writing a Letter with her Maid Connemara Girl |
Director | Caroline Campbell |
Public transit access | Clare Street bus stop Dublin Pearse Dawson Street (Green Line) |
Website | www |
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.[1] The gallery has an extensive, representative collection of Irish paintings and is also notable for its Italian Baroque and Dutch masters painting. The current director is Caroline Campbell.[2]