National Gallery of Ireland - Education Dept. Review

A nice museum with modern construction for showing contemporary art and a traditionally designed set of galleries for the more classical pieces. Good gift shop, restaurant and performance space as well. Permanent collection has a few fine pieces including Vermeer, Rembrandt, Sisley, and Pissarro. Local artists effectively integrated. This is worth a visit but to see it you should plan to spend 3 to 4 hours at a minimum.

Very interesting exhibit, I didn't know much about Irish art so it was pretty educational too. The stained glass room was especially cool, and the building was a piece of art itself.

Great Gallery with some of the Worlds most well known Artests.

Really enjoyed the gallery. Stained glass exhibit was amazing. For me one of the best things was the architecture of the buildong itself, wow

Great paintings! Including the battle of boyne, most important battle in the XVII century according to recent historian studies

Amazing building, stunning collection and it's free!

Functional, modern, relevant exhibitions, good cafeteria

It is not huge but has several paintings that deserve it.
it is always free, apart from temporary exhibitions. These are usually small and cost a lot (like 15 ) but well thought out.
On Thursday it remains open for longer and the exhibitions are discounted.
There is a nice bar to stop by.

Good service. Signs up to help you know where everything is. Great art. Definitely go once.

Gallery is good ,but some area was restricted to public I haven t idea what is inside

Perfect museum for a cute city like Dublin. Really interesting pieces also if not huge (it's not the Louvre:)). Exposition about Brazilian animals pretty interesting!

Love the layout of the national gallery. Admission is free and it's right in the heart of the city

Great collection at the gallery, which includes paintings by Vemeer and Caravaggio

Wonderful place, fantastic master pieces in a really beautiful, calm atmosphere. Lovely cafe and shop.

Pretty building, has two entrances so can be confusing. Not much to see but it s free so have a look around if you have time

Just happened to be passing on our way back to the bus. Really pleased to have called in as the experience was 1st class. Fantastic layout in a modern style and huge range of art to suit all tastes and types. Delighted to have seen my first Caravaggio. Highly recommend you spend a couple of hours if you visit the city

Wonderful place anytime great cafe, and meeting place

This gallery is home to the "Lost Carriavaggio" as well as many other notable paintings.

Not big, but the collection of European art is of surprisingly high quality!

Very nice museum of paintings the works are good value and in addition it is free

Great place to visit on weekend with kids who are showing an interest in art and drawing

Nice free museum, though the layout can be a little confusing.

Great exhibitions, nice atmosphere and well maintained

Great tour guide, brilliant atmosphere and incredible paintings. Impossible to see everything in one visit but well worth it every time

Exquisite collection of paintings depicting different Irish history era

I really enjoyed having a wonder and look around this art gallery. Spent a good couple of hours here.

Amazing place, full of great Irish artist, in very modern building, love it!

A really great gallery. There is a lovely collection of classic and more modern art available. The layout is a bit confusing, but it's free and definitely worth visiting, especially if you're nearby.

Well worth a visit if you are in the City. Not huge but full of Art to cater for most tastes

A wonderful exhibition space that the nation of Ireland should be very proud but go and see and visit world art

Always worth a visit but especially in January when the Turner's come out

The museum has some great pieces of art and is free to visit, sadly slot of parts were closed and there didn't seem to be a clear order or path through the rooms.

Great collection, gorgeous gallery but a bit confusing to navigate

My husband and myself visited the National Gallery today to view the Turner Exhibition. John was using his wheelchair today and a lovely member of staff coming back from her lunch break took to the exhibition by a shortcut. The exhibition was wonderful and all the staff could not have more friendly and helpful. Thank you all.

An absolute must see !! A really great place !! Lots of paintings by great artists. Free admission like all national museums in Ireland. In my opinion one of the best tourist destinations in Dublin!

There are so many things to see! It's free so stop by

Free! There are paintings by renowned painters, but it seems to me that it is not very didactic. You need more information in the legend of the box, when entering a room ... But it is very good to do something different that is free.

Remarkable collection! And only for the painting of Caravaggio is worth visiting.

Beautiful collection of variety of styles. The most interesting for us was the stained glass room. Admissions are free, there are public restrooms and a cafe. Also, Merrion square playground is just across the road from this. Run off some energy, have a pick nick and Nourish your soul in the gallery. Great day out.

Love this beautiful gallery, so many impressive works to see. Very impressive to see in person, photos don't communicate all the beautiful brush strokes, technique, and proportions of the figures and other subjects conveyed on canvas or wood. I recommend making time to come in and see for yourself.

There is so much to see and it is not enough just once. Very friendly staff.

Very nice, but unfortunately the day I went were several tight ends.

Love the new wing! The large room with the double staircase is amazing. Great place to see Irish art and some pieces by the classic European painters. Went to see Canaletto exhibition recently and it was very well laid out and the audio guides were great too. Highly recommend for a rainy day and of those there are plenty in Dublin!

Gallery is amazing. But a word of warning, dont use the loos, toilets broken and very dirty

Only had a few minutes in there but very impressive

Enjoyable Vermeer Exhibition. Wheelchair friendly throughout

Really loved this gallery. The variety of the paintings is really appreciable, but I had a sort of discussion with the staff because of the description of "David and Goliath" of Orazio Gentileschi, that was totally wrong. I suggest to improve the quality of this kind of thing.

Awesome place !!!! Works to leave anyone impressed. And the best, the entrance is Free!

Worth a visit if even for the few impressionist pieces. But there's a good cross-section of artworks if the impressionists aren't your bag.

Amazing collection of fine arts. Easily spend an entire day enjoying each art piece.

Great place to discover Art. I had the occasion to see Turner's watercolors exhibited in January.

Worth a visit just to see "The capture of Christ" by Caravaggio, (as entry is free).
The sections on the Bauhaus and the Impressionists are interesting.

What I love about Dublin is that we don't charge into our museums & galleries. We value the arts and feel these galleries belong to the people, valueing the arts above money.
This means the arts don't become an elite niche interest but a cultural right.
Because of this, I have frequently visited our glorious Irish artists and the best of world art, Money, Picasso, etc. In the most spacious, light filled calm environment you can imagine. Enjoy top class good in the restaurant and the gift shop is a must to pick up a trdsdured momento of your visit. Enjoy !

Beautiful exhibition space with more or less magical works. Above all, the museum allows you to discover Irish artists.

Ireland really surprised me with it's free museums and this was one of them

Plenty of interesting portraits and pieces to see. Great way to spend an afternoon, especially if you're on a budget.