Curated by Jessica O’Donnell

Over the coming months a series of spotlight exhibitions will offer an opportunity to take a closer look at the

The work of pioneering photographer Eadweard Muybridge (1830–1904) was of crucial importance and of enormous interest to Francis Bacon. Muybridge

During his visits to the South of France and to Spain, Francis Bacon would have had the opportunity of encountering the bullfight first hand. A

Screening times: 11.00am and 3pm Tuesday - Saturday; Sunday 3pm
Commissioned to make a work in relation to the writer W.G. Sebald, Dean took as her

Pavements, gutters, streets and motor cards occur frequently in Bacon's work and are depicted with convincing realism. Francis Bacon's interest in

As a result of an ongoing collaboration with Sean Scully, who like Francis Bacon was born in Dublin, the gallery is honoured to be the recipient of a gift

As a result of an ongoing collaboration with Sean Scully, who like Francis Bacon was born in Dublin, the gallery is honoured to be the recipient of a gift

Curated by Jessica O'Donnell, Head of Collections

The Collection Revealed is an innovative new series begun in 2009 which encourages appreciation

Louis le Brocquy and His Masters: Early Heroes Later Homage curated by Pierre le Brocquy and co-ordinated by Jessica O'Donnell. (14 February - 30

Like his commissioning photographs of friends which allowed him to paint at a distance from his subject, some of Bacon's most significant work