Dublin What's on
14 Feb-10 June. The National Gallery of Ireland presents an exhibition dedicated to the German Expressionist artist Emil Nolde (1867-1956), in collaboration with the Scottish National Gallery of Moder...
Dublin What's on
Porcelain at the Abbey Theatre
16 Feb-10 March. Described as a modern-day thriller, this new play by Margaret Perry explores the parallel stories of two Irish women, weaving past and present, fact and fiction.
The story is set a...
Dublin What's on
1-31 January. The National Gallery of Ireland holds its annual tribute to the groundbreaking English landscape artist Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) whose oils and watercolours are seen as...
Dublin What's on
Francisco Goya: The Disasters of War
6 Oct-21 Jan. Dublin's Chester Beatty Library displays 40 prints from the Disasters of War series by Spanish master Francisco Goya (1746-1828).
The library owns the entire collection of 80 prints fro...
Dublin What's on
25 Oct-14 Jan. The National Gallery of Ireland offers a comprehensive overview of the work of Irish-born artist Frederic William Burton (1816-1900) who is best known for his highly-finished 1864 wat...
Dublin What's on
Aftermath: The War Landscapes of William Orpen
11 Nov-11 Feb. Dublin artist Garrett Phelan has been commissioned by the National Gallery of Ireland to produce artwork in response to William Orpen’s experience as official war artist for Britain in...
Dublin What's on
2-28 Oct. Be prepared for Ulysses as you’ve never imagined it before, warns the Abbey Theatre, which presents Dermot Bolger’s vibrant interpretation of Joyce’s masterpiece.
Billed as a "pandemonium...
Dublin What's on
28 July-19 Aug. Ken Loach's 2014 film Jimmy's Hall has been adapted to the stage in a lively new Abbey production directed by Graham McLaren.
The singing-and-dancing play is based on the true story...
Dublin What's on
6 July-16 Sept. This immersive, interactive production is sure to be one of Dublin's most popular cultural events this summer.
The Gate has removed its theatre seats for the show, which leads the aud...
Dublin What's on
24 June-22 July. The Abbey Theatre hosts Emma Donoghue's stage adaptation of her award-winning book Room, based on the 2008 Fritzl case in Austria.
The play shows how Ma (Witney White) her five-ye...
Dublin What's on
Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry
17 June-17 Sept. Exhibition focusing on the network of relationships between Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) and Dutch genre painters between 1650 and 1675, providing insights into the artists' mutual ad...
Dublin What's on
16-23 June. Rathfarnham Castle presents a mid-career retrospective dedicated to the work of Rome-based Irish artist Michelle Rogers.
The exhibition, a comprehensive look at 25 years of Rogers' pain...
Dublin What's on
26 Nov-26 March. The Hennessy Portrait Prize, an annual competition now in its third year, is designed to stimulate interest in contemporary portraiture as well as raise the profile of the National Po...
Dublin What's on
1-31 Jan. The National Gallery of Ireland presents its annual tribute to groundbreaking British landscape artist Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) whose oils and watercolours are seen as the R...
Dublin What's on
14-16 Oct. Many of Dublin’s museums, libraries, galleries and contemporary buildings to which there is normally limited public access are open free of charge over the weekend of 14-16 October.
The...
Dublin What's on
6 Oct-19 Nov. Frank McGuinness, one of Ireland’s most important playwrights, presents a new musical play about family, place and country music.
The story centres around country music legend Irene...
Dublin What's on
26 Sept-29 Oct. All is not what it seems when Kathleen returns to Ireland for her mother Maisie's funeral, as long-buried family troubles simmer to the surface.
Brid Ni Neachtain stars as Maisie i...
Dublin What's on
Eclectic Images: Recent Acquisitions 2011-2016
13 Aug–7 Dec. The National Gallery of Ireland presents an eclectic display of prints and drawings that it has acquired over the last five years.
Divided in two parts, the first section of the exhi...
Dublin What's on
Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme
6 Aug-24 Sept. A century after the 36th Ulster Division fought in the Battle of the Somme, one of the worst battles in history, the Abbey Theatre presents a major new co-production directed by Jeremy...
Dublin What's on
Leonardo da Vinci: Ten Drawings from the Royal Collection
4 May-17 July. As the title suggests, ten drawings by Leonardo da Vinci on loan from the Royal Collection in London are presented at Ireland's National Gallery in Dublin. Exhibition organisers say the...
