HLG Presents: Artist Film Screenings with Light House Cinema

10 February 2026

Hugh Lane Gallery and Light House Cinema are delighted to announce our 2026 film screening partnership entitled HLG Presents: Artist Cinema. The programme features a quarterly film screening hosted in Light House Cinema curated by Alice Butler, Co-Director and Co-Founder of AEMI. This collaboration is part of HLG’s citywide Explore…

We are hiring for three new curator positions

27 November 2025

APPLICATION PROCESS NOW CLOSED Hugh Lane Gallery are hiring for three new curator positions: Senior Curator – Programming Senior Curator – Collections & Research Curator – Collections     Senior Curator – Programming Reporting to the Director, Senior Curator Programming is a key position at Hugh Lane Gallery.

HLG Offsite Explore & Learn

1 October 2025

Our Education and Community outreach programmes are taking place entirely off-site in locations throughout the city during our refurbishment period. These inspiring education programmes forge myriad connections with our diverse communities from early years to children, young people and adults. Acknowledging the important role that HLG, art and creativity plays…

FAQs – Hugh Lane Gallery Refurbishment

1 August 2025

FAQs regarding the refurbishment of Hugh Lane Gallery alongside the construction of a new city library for Dublin. What is happening with Hugh Lane Gallery? Hugh Lane Gallery is temporarily closing for refurbishment alongside the construction of a new city library for Dublin. The refurbishment will include a direct link…

Hugh Lane Gallery to close for refurbishment on 28 September 2025

1 August 2025

Dublin City Council is pleased to announce that the planned refurbishment of Hugh Lane Gallery will proceed alongside the construction of a new city library for Dublin. Dublin City Council is pleased to announce that the planned refurbishment of Hugh Lane Gallery will proceed alongside the construction of a new…

Explore & Learn Oct 2023-Jan 2024

5 October 2023

Enjoy art through reflecting, exploring and creating.     Our action packed Explore & Learn brochure detail upcoming art talks, art courses, family programmes, special evenings and more is available to read now here Explore & Learn Oct 23-Jan 24    …

Open Call: Hugh Lane Gallery Freelance Panel of Artists, Guides and Lecturers 2023-30

7 September 2023

 Applications are sought from suitably qualified artists, guides and lecturers from varying disciplines related to visual art and art history.   The Hugh Lane Gallery is seeking applications for inclusion on their freelance panel of experts from varying disciplines related to visual art practice to support delivery of their educational…

Hugh Lane Gallery is Hiring

18 April 2023

The Closing Date will be at Midnight, on Monday 19th June 2023. To find out more about the application details for different job openings, please see here: Operations Officer & Attendant Invigilator.

Hugh Lane Gallery & Create Commission 2022-24

7 March 2023

In keeping with both the Hugh Lane Gallery and Create, the national development agency for collaborative arts’ commitment to principles of equality, diversity and inclusion, Hugh Lane Gallery and Create came together with a new commission. The successful recipient of this commission 2022 – 2024 is filmmaker Jijo Sebastian. Jijo…

Partnership agreed between Hugh Lane Gallery and The National Gallery

12 April 2022

On February 26th, 2021, a partnership agreement was signed between The National Gallery, London, and the Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin, regarding the Sir Hugh Lane Bequest of thirty-nine paintings.   This agreement emphasises the galleries’ collegiality and allows the public in both Ireland and the UK to continue enjoying these…