Irish art
Across the centuries.
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Ireland's national art museum, founded in 1854 and opened ten years later, home to the national collection of Irish and European art in a building that joins classic nineteenth-century rooms with a spacious modern wing. The collection is strong on Irish painters through the centuries, among them Jack B. Yeats, alongside Italian Baroque works, the Dutch masters and the Impressionists, shown in bright, chronologically arranged rooms. The gallery stands beside Georgian Merrion Square with its gardens and brightly painted doors, close to the National Museum of Archaeology and St Stephen's Green, so they combine easily in one walk. Entry to the permanent collection is free, while some temporary exhibitions are ticketed. There's a café and a shop; allow an hour or two for the highlights.
Across the centuries.
And the Baroque.
Next door.
Merrion Square West, central Dublin
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Ha'penny BridgeAn elegant cast-iron footbridge over the River Liffey, built in May 1816 with it12 minutes walk4.6Yes. The permanent collection is free, while some temporary exhibitions are ticketed.