Crawford Art Gallery, a National Cultural Institution and the regional art museum for Munster, is dedicated to the visual arts, both historic and contemporary. Located in the heart of Cork City, beside the Opera House, the Gallery is a critical part of Ireland's cultural and tourism infrastructure, welcoming over 200,000 visitors a year.
The Gallery’s permanent collection ranges from 18th century Irish and European paintings and sculptures, through to modern as well as contemporary video installations.
One of the Gallery's focal points is a a collection of Greek and Roman sculpture casts, brought to Cork in 1818 from the Vatican Museum in Rome. Irish art, from the 19th and early 20th century, is another of the Gallery's main attractions. Visiting exhibitions, featuring the work of major and emerging artists, are frequently hosted.
Admission to the gallery and to the exhibitions is free.
- Sunday & Bank Holiday Tours
Family funSunday & Bank Holiday Tours Take a journey through the historic building with surprising stories of your national collection and delve into the dynamic programme of temporary exhibitions.
- Thursday Tours
Family funThursday Tours Heading home from work or out for the night? Crawford Art Gallery provide free evening tours every Thursday at 6:30pm! You can even bring a date!
- Monday Meet-Ups at Crawford Art Gallery
Free things to doMonday Meet-Ups at Crawford Art Gallery During these sessions, you will explore the Gallery with a friendly guide, enjoy a cuppa in the Gallery library, and receive guidance in using mono-printing, paint and collage to create your own artwork, all while meeting members of the community!
- WIFF WAFF* is PLAYING at my GAFF
Family funWIFF WAFF* is PLAYING at my GAFF Play artist-made KRAZY TABLES from the National Novelty Ping Pong Table Collection, which have AMUSED (and frustrated) participants and spectators alike since KING PING PONG started commissioning them in 2016.
- Wiff Waff* is Playing at My Gaff: Cruinniú na nÓg Challenge
Family funWiff Waff* is Playing at My Gaff: Cruinniú na nÓg Challenge Come and play ping pong with an unhinged twist, these are no normal ping pong tables but Artist-made Krazy Tables from the National Novelty Ping Pong Table Collection!
- From Source to Sea
Family funFrom Source to Sea This exhibition follows the course of the River Lee from its origins in the Shehy Mountains and Gougane Barra in the west to its meeting with the Celtic Sea at the mouth of Cork Harbour.
- The Sculpture Gallery is a highlight on your visit.
- Enjoy both historic and contemporary visual art.
- You can visit seven days a week and admission is free.
- Look out for the Harry Clarke stained glass room.
Sundays are Fundays for all the family at the Crawford Gallery with a varied programme of tours, concerts, art workshops and storytelling.
