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Museum · Dublin City

National Gallery of Ireland

Caravaggio, Vermeer and the great collection of Irish painting.

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About the museum

Founded in 1854 on Merrion Square, the gallery shows European masters from the Middle Ages to the 20th century and the finest collection of Irish art.

Three reasons to go

  1. 1Irish art

    Jack B. Yeats, William Orpen, Sarah Purser and Harry Clarke.

  2. 2European masters

    Caravaggio, Vermeer, Velázquez, Rembrandt and Picasso.

  3. 3Free

    The permanent collection is free.

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Don’t miss

Six things to look for. Works sometimes move, so ask at the desk.

  1. 01Highlight Nº

    The Taking of Christ

    Caravaggio's painting, found in a Jesuit house in 1990.

    Italian rooms
  2. 02Highlight Nº

    Lady Writing a Letter with her Maid

    Vermeer's quiet room with a letter on the floor.

    Dutch rooms
  3. 03Highlight Nº

    The Yeats collection

    Jack B. Yeats' bright, thick-painted scenes of Irish life.

    Irish rooms
  4. 04Highlight Nº

    The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife

    Daniel Maclise's huge painting of a Norman wedding.

    Shaw Room

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Caravaggio, Vermeer and the Irish rooms.

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Combine

The National Museum of Archaeology is two minutes away.

With kids

In the huge Strongbow painting, find the harper whose harp has broken strings. Why do you think they are broken?

How to get there

National Gallery of Ireland

Dublin City, Leinster, Ireland

  • On footFrom Trinity College5 min
  • TrainDARTPearse5 min walk walk
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Hidden story

Stolen twice

Vermeer's painting was taken by thieves two times.

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Lady Writing a Letter with her Maid belonged to the Beit family at Russborough House in County Wicklow. It was stolen in 1974 by an IRA gang and again in 1986 by a Dublin criminal, and recovered both times. Sir Alfred Beit then gave it, with other masterpieces, to the National Gallery.

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National Gallery of Ireland is in Dublin City, Leinster, Ireland. Address: Dublin City, Leinster, Ireland.

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