National Gallery of Ireland

The National Gallery of Ireland opened to the public in 1864 with 112 paintings, 30 of those on loan from the National Gallery, London and other institutions. Today, the museum houses more than 16,000 works of art, including such masterpieces as Caravaggio's The Taking of Christ, and Jack B. Yeats' The Liffey Swim, and Claude Monet's Argenteuil Basin with a Single Sailboat. The museum also hosts notable exhibitions and conducts extensive research. Its art library represents Ireland's leading research center for the study of art and art history, holding the country's most significant bibliographic collections about the visual arts. The institution encourages students, teachers, families, and community organizations from diverse backgrounds to participate in its creative educational programming and gain new exposure to the arts.