Hugh Lane Gallery Dublin Hugh Lane Gallery has an exceptional history centred around the ground-breaking vision of Sir Hugh Lane himself. He established the gallery in Dublin in 1908 and it is the oldest extant public gallery of modern art in Europe. One of the earliest collectors of Impressionism in Ireland or the U.K., part of the collection of Irish and international art Sir Hugh presented includes superb examples of paintings by Manet, Renoir, Monet, Degas and Morisot. He was also an early champion of contemporary Irish art and organised the first ever exhibition of Irish Art abroad in London, in 1904, to tremendous success. Since its foundation, the gallery has played a leading role in Irish cultural life. In 1977, the Gallery hosted the ROSC international exhibition and has embedded in its collections works from the series of ROSC exhibitions. ( see https://www.rte.ie/archives/2017/1024/914858-rosc-77-the-poetry-of-vision/) Over the last century, the legacy of gifting the exceptional has significantly enhanced this great collection. This includes the Lady Lavery Memorial Bequest through Sir John Lavery 1935 which provides us with a unique visual history of the birth of Modern Ireland. More recently, in 1998, gallery director Barbara Dawson secured the donation of the studio and archive of Francis Bacon, born in Dublin in 1909, from his heir John Edwards and Brian Clarke. The gallery subsequently acquired six paintings from the artist’s Estate In celebration of the opening of the gallery’s new wing in 2006, Dubliner Sean Scully presented the gallery with a superb collection of his work which is on display in the Sean Scully gallery. The Gallery continues to focus on modern and contemporary art and is a lead supporter of excellence in Irish art practice. Hugh Lane Gallery is part of Dublin City Council Hugh Lane Gallery’s tracks Experimental soundscapes by Hugh Lane Gallery published on 2023-03-06T16:42:19Z Studio and State Podcast: A Walk from Hugh Lane Gallery to Collins Barracks by Hugh Lane Gallery published on 2022-09-30T15:53:35Z In the Forest by Gustave Courbet with artist Helena Gouveia Monteiro by Hugh Lane Gallery published on 2022-03-30T14:55:36Z The Irish Blackboards: Reflections on Joseph Beuys' 1974 Visit to Ireland by Hugh Lane Gallery published on 2021-11-19T14:09:08Z A Sound Walk in Phoenix Park - Dublin Zoo by Hugh Lane Gallery published on 2021-10-28T15:56:45Z Soundscaping (in A Secret City Garden) Podcast Ashleigh Downey Hugh Lane Sept 2021 by Hugh Lane Gallery published on 2021-10-08T13:30:59Z What does a Painting sound like? A Breezy Day Howth by Hugh Lane Gallery published on 2021-09-02T15:08:17Z A Transition Space (between City & Sea) Podcast Ashleigh Downey Hugh Lane July 2021 by Hugh Lane Gallery published on 2021-08-25T12:00:38Z Art and the Outdoors: What does a Painting Sound Like? by Hugh Lane Gallery published on 2021-07-30T13:27:02Z Art and the Outdoors: Night Walk with artist Beth O'Halloran by Hugh Lane Gallery published on 2021-07-29T16:10:53Z
Studio and State Podcast: A Walk from Hugh Lane Gallery to Collins Barracks by Hugh Lane Gallery published on 2022-09-30T15:53:35Z
In the Forest by Gustave Courbet with artist Helena Gouveia Monteiro by Hugh Lane Gallery published on 2022-03-30T14:55:36Z
The Irish Blackboards: Reflections on Joseph Beuys' 1974 Visit to Ireland by Hugh Lane Gallery published on 2021-11-19T14:09:08Z
Soundscaping (in A Secret City Garden) Podcast Ashleigh Downey Hugh Lane Sept 2021 by Hugh Lane Gallery published on 2021-10-08T13:30:59Z
What does a Painting sound like? A Breezy Day Howth by Hugh Lane Gallery published on 2021-09-02T15:08:17Z
A Transition Space (between City & Sea) Podcast Ashleigh Downey Hugh Lane July 2021 by Hugh Lane Gallery published on 2021-08-25T12:00:38Z
Art and the Outdoors: What does a Painting Sound Like? by Hugh Lane Gallery published on 2021-07-30T13:27:02Z
Art and the Outdoors: Night Walk with artist Beth O'Halloran by Hugh Lane Gallery published on 2021-07-29T16:10:53Z