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Hugh Lane Gallery We are temporarily closed for refurbishment. Please visit hughlane.ie for details of our citywide events and activities. Admission to the gallery is FREE.
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Hugh Lane Gallery Trust is a Registered Charity: RCN20040185

Following an Open Call, our Hugh Lane Gallery offsite Transition Year Programme will take place from Tuesday 2 February ...
05/10/2026

Following an Open Call, our Hugh Lane Gallery offsite Transition Year Programme will take place from Tuesday 2 February – Friday 12 February 2027 (excl. Sat/Sun/Mon), 10am-2.30pm and Wednesdays 24 February, 3 March and 10 March 2027, 2-4pm  in our art room at the Seán O’Casey Community Centre and other cultural locations around the city.

See link in bio for further information and to access the TY course application form.

HLG Presents: Ghost WorkSean Lynch, Nicolas Gourault & Arief Budiman FILM INFOBanana Accelerationism, Sean Lynch, 2024, ...
10/09/2026

HLG Presents: Ghost Work

Sean Lynch, Nicolas Gourault & Arief Budiman

 
FILM INFO

Banana Accelerationism, Sean Lynch, 2024, Ireland, 12 minutes

Their Eyes, Nicolas Gourault, 2025, France, 23 minutes

Golden Island (Kota Emas), Arief Budiman, 2026, Indonesia, Singapore, 22 minutes

Total running time: 57 minutes

Curated by Alice Butler, for Hugh Lane Gallery

At Light House Cinema, 22 September at 6pm

Join us!

In partnership with Light House Cinema we are delighted to present a programme of three artist films curated by Alice Butler as part of Hugh Lane Gallery's Explore & Learn off site education programme during the gallery's period of temporary closure. ‘Ghost Work’ is curated around a 2024 video by Sean Lynch, an artist whose work is held in the Hugh Lane Gallery collection. Lynch’s video Banana Accelerationism was made as part of a collaborative exhibition curated by Mark O’Gorman at The Complex in Dublin’s north inner city. Exploring the social and historical nature of the neighbourhood Banana Accelerationism highlights the presence of the nearby medieval St. Mary’s Abbey, delving deep into an archaeological dig led by Edmond O’Donovan, director of excavations for Courtney Deery Heritage Consultancy. Screening with Lynch’s work is Nicolas Gourault’s Their Eyes and Arief Budiman’s Golden Island, two works that also explore how experience of place can be disrupted by technology, borders and language as well as stories of colonialism and capital hiding in plain sight. 

The screening will be followed by a conversation with artist Sean Lynch and curator Mark O’Gorman led by film curator Alice Butler. 

€8, Booking Essential on https://www.lighthousecinema.ie/film/hlg-presents-ghost-work

Come join us offsite on Culture Night, Friday 18 September for an evening of music in Abbey Church, Parnell Square and a...
10/09/2026

Come join us offsite on Culture Night, Friday 18 September for an evening of music in Abbey Church, Parnell Square and artist-led screen printing for all ages in Seán O'Casey community centre, East Wall, Dublin 3.

Free, no booking required.

We look forward to seeing you!

We hope you enjoy exploring some of our upcoming offsite art classes and courses led by professional artists and expert ...
02/09/2026

We hope you enjoy exploring some of our upcoming offsite art classes and courses led by professional artists and expert lecturers.

See link in bio for details of how to book your place.

26/08/2026

Hugh Lane Gallery is home to a collection of stained glass cartoons by Harry Clarke. Cartoons are full-size, preparatory drawings used as references or templates in the production of stained glass. Due to their large size, they are currently stored rolled in the collection. After conducting a condition report on the Harry Clarke cartoon, the conservator rolls the artwork and a long strip of acid-free tissue around a Tyveck® covered tube. The tube provides support for the artwork and protects it from damage while rolled. To see more conservation work that is being done at Hugh Lane Gallery, please visit our website hughlane.ie/conservation

12/08/2026

Paintings conservator Reuben Ruxton is inpainting some small losses in the background of Mary Dorothy Webb’s painting ‘Who Killed C**k Robin’ (1883) using a mimetic technique. For more information and other conservation projects, please visit our website at hughlane.ie/conservation

Art Express!Come along to our Art Express! HLG art day on Thursday 6 August, 11am-1pm and 2-4pm at Seán O'Casey Communit...
31/07/2026

Art Express!

Come along to our Art Express! HLG art day on Thursday 6 August, 11am-1pm and 2-4pm at Seán O'Casey Community Centre, Eastwall, D3.

Try artist-led life drawing, printmaking and art workshops inspired by the wonderful architecture and beautiful nature there! We'll also have pop-up art talks exploring HLG collection.

Free, for all ages children, teens and adults.

No need to book and all materials provided.

We look forward to seeing you!

Hugh Lane Gallery continues to collaborate with colleagues at other galleries and museums by lending works from our coll...
13/07/2026

Hugh Lane Gallery continues to collaborate with colleagues at other galleries and museums by lending works from our collection to exhibitions. We are delighted to support Daphne Wright’s exhibition, Memory and Presence, at Gerhard-Marcks-Haus, Bremen (Gerhard-Marcks-Haus), which opened yesterday. Pictured in front of Primate (2009) are Mirjam Verhey-Focke (), curator of the exhibition, Daphne Wright (), artist, Dr. Arie Hartog (), Director, Gerhard-Marcks-Haus, and Dr. Barbara Dawson, Director, Hugh Lane Gallery. The exhibition continues until 18 October.

Explore art and ideas, process and experimentation in this summer course for teens.During this eight day summer camp for...
19/06/2026

Explore art and ideas, process and experimentation in this summer course for teens.

During this eight day summer camp for 14-17 year olds with artists Ashleigh Downey, An Gee Chan, Michelle Hall, Donald Talbot, Anca Danila, Megan Scott, Claire Crowley and assisted by Tori Boccarossa, we will experiment with lots of different techniques including drawing, painting, printmaking, art&fabric, how to make and use your own sketchbook to research ideas and more.

No experience necessary.

Fee: €75, all materials provided. Advance booking via Eventbrite. See link in bio

Location: Sean O'Casey Community Centre, 18-26 St Mary's Road, East Wall, Dublin 3, DO3 AY7

Dates: Tues 14 July-Fri 24 July 2026, 10am-12.30pm ( excl. Sat/Sun/Mon)

We look forward to seeing you!

03/06/2026

Many of our crates and T-frames are built in house by our art technician team. Packing works like this involves a collaborative effort between our conservation, art technician and curation team.

For more information and footage of the process and other conservation projects, please visit our website at hughlane.ie/conservation/

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Parnell Square N
Dublin
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Opening Hours

Tuesday 9:45am - 6pm
Wednesday 9:45am - 6pm
Thursday 9:45am - 6pm
Friday 9:45am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

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