Established 1908 Chairperson Pat Molloy Province Leinster Director Barbara Dawson | Type art gallery Website hughlane.ie Phone +353 1 222 5550 Founded 1908 | |
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Former name Municipal Gallery of Modern Art Hours Open today · 10AM–6PMThursday10AM–6PMFriday(Saint Patrick's Day)10AM–5PMHours might differSaturday10AM–5PMSunday11AM–5PMMondayClosedTuesday10AM–6PMWednesday10AM–6PM Similar Irish Museum of Modern Art, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin Writers Museum, Chester Beatty Library, Charlemont House Profiles | ||
Epic dublin parnell square history the gate theatre the hugh lane gallery and the rotunda
The Hugh Lane Gallery, officially Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane and originally the Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, is an art gallery operated by Dublin City Council and its subsidiary the Hugh Lane Gallery Trust. It is located in Charlemont House (built 1763) on Parnell Square, Dublin, Ireland.
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- Epic dublin parnell square history the gate theatre the hugh lane gallery and the rotunda
- Francis bacon art exhibition in hugh lane gallery
- References
The gallery was founded by Sir Hugh Lane on Harcourt Street in 1908, and is the first known public gallery of modern art in the world. There is no admission fee and the gallery is completely wheelchair-accessible. The gallery was closed for reconstruction in 2004, and reopened in May 2006, with a new extension by Gilroy McMahon Architects.
The museum has a permanent collection and hosts exhibitions, mostly by contemporary Irish artists. It has a dedicated Sean Scully room. Francis Bacon's studio was reconstructed in the gallery in 2001 after being dismantled and moved from London starting in 1998.
The Hugh Lane is notable for its collection of French art, including works such as The Umbrellas (Les Parapluies) by Auguste Renoir; Portrait of Eva Gonzalès by Édouard Manet, Jour d’Été by Berthe Morisot and View of Louveciennes by Camille Pissarro.
In 1992, the painting In The Omnibus by Honoré Daumier was stolen from the gallery, and recovered in 2014.