Dublin City Gallery, the Hugh Lane
| County: | Co. Dublin |
| Tel: | 01-222 5550 |
| Fax: | 01-874 1132 |
| Email: | info.hughlane@dublincity.ie |
Located in Dublin's City Centre, the Hugh Lane Gallery, which is funded by Dublin Corporation, houses one of Ireland's foremost collections of modern and contemporary art. The original collection, donated by the Gallery's founder Sir Hugh Lane, has now grown to include almost 2000 artworks, ranging from the impressionist masterpieces of Manet, Monet, Renoir and Degas to works by leading national and international contemporary artists.
The Hugh Lane's pivotal role in Ireland's cultural life has recently gained world wide recognition with the acquisition of the entire contents of Francis Bacon's Reece Mews Studio, from Bacon's sole heir John Edwards. The reconstructructed studio, which opened to the public on 23 May 2001, provides invaluable insight into the artist's life, inspirations, unusual techniques and working methods.
As well as a diverse and stimulating exhibitions programme, the Gallery's wide range of activities both within and outside the Gallery continues. A lively education and outreach programme with activities ranging from Kids Club workshops, adult education courses and the ever-popular Sunday lecture series.
General Information
| Address: | Charlemont House, Parnell Square, Dublin 1 |
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| Telephone; | 01-222 5550 |
| Fax: | 01-874 1132 |
| Email: | info.hughlane@dublincity.ie |
| Website: | http://www.hughlane.ie |
| Location: | Dublin City Centre |
| Season: | All year round |
| Open Times: | Tues - Thurs: 10.00 - 18.00 Fri-Sat: 10.00 - 17.00 Sunday: 11.00 - 17.00 Closed Mondays |
| Tours: | Max No: 30 Duration: Various Available in English, Italian & Irish |
| Booking Contact: | katy.fitzpatrick@dublincity.ie |
| Manager: | Peadar Nolan |
| Average Visit Length: | 1 hr-1hr 30 mins |
| Entrance Fees: |
Free Entry Fee for guided tours |
| Exhibition: | The gallery houses one of Ireland's foremost collections of modern and contemporary art |
| Restaurant: | Yes |
| Picnic Area: | No |
| Shop: | Yes |
| Information Guide: | English, Irish, French, German, Italian & Spanish |
| Coach Parking: | No |
| Group Booking Necessary: | Yes |
| Car Parking: | No |
| Disabled Access/Parking: | Yes |
Conference & Incentive
Incentive Ideas
Dublin City Gallery the Hugh Lane can offer the incentive traveller serveral unique experiences including private tours with the curators, private life drawing classes and behind the scences tours of the conservation studio.
The Gallery also have excellent relationship with some of the most entertaining cultural commentators and after dinner speakers including Robert O'Byrne and architectural historian John Redmill. Both have spoke at lenggth about Hugh Lane and Charlemount House.
Conference Facilities
Lecture Room is available for bookings during the day, all other facilities are onlt available in the evenings or on Monday.
Room Capacity:
Banquet: 120
Theatre: 90
Cocktail: 220
Catering Available
Education & Schools
At the Hugh Lane Gallery we run guided tours and workshops for primary, secondary and third level students. These tours and workshops aim to highlight the collection and they relate to the various stands of the curriculum. We also run a portfolio course for secondary school students and in service training for primary school teahers.
The Quick and the Dead until 27th September
The Quick and the Dead brings together four of Ireland’s most respected contemporary painters who emerged in the 1980s. In this period of uncertainty Patrick Graham, Patrick Hall, Timothy Hawkesworth and Brian Maguire consolidated their position by a dedication to a revival of painting and the search for existential meaning through aesthetic experience. Using the fundamental tools of colour and form these artists addressed not only the religious, political and social spheres of 1980’s Ireland but also the universal condition of existing in the modern world.
In 1986 the artists featured in 4 Irish Expressionist Painters, a collaborative exhibition between Northeastern University and Boston College in the United States. Over two decades later, an exhibition by same the four artists is presented at an equally uncertain time in Ireland. The Quick and the Dead brings together for the first time a selection of work from the last decades of the 20th century with work from the present. In this time of economic, social and political flux, the works in this exhibition encourage a reappraisal of issues that remain unresolved, reconnecting viewers to a rich and subversive history.
The Quick and the Dead is accompanied by a richly illustrated catalogue. Contributors include Colin Graham, Marlena Doktorczyk-Donohue, Lara Marlowe, Hans Ulrich Obrist and Patrick T. Murphy.
Exhibition supported by The Irish Times.
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