National Gallery of Ireland
The National Gallery of Ireland houses the national collection of Irish and European art. It is located in the centre of Dublin with one entrance on Merrion Square, beside Leinster House, and another on Clare Street. It was founded in 1854 and opened its doors ten years later. The gallery has an extensive, representative collection of Irish paintings and is also notable for its Italian Baroque and Dutch masters painting. The current director is Caroline Campbell.
National Gallery of Ireland
The Millennium Wing in March 2012
View of interior, c.2013
Domenico Ghirlandaio, Presumed Portrait of Clarice Orsini, Wife of Lorenzo the Magnificent, before 1494
Merrion Square is a Georgian garden square on the southside of Dublin city centre.
Clockwise from top: Merrion Square North as seen from Merrion Square Park; Rutland Fountain; 1 Merrion Square North, the childhood home of Oscar Wilde
Soldiers guard the site of the National Memorial to members of the Defence Forces who died in the Service of the State
Oscar Wilde Statue
Merrion Square Park