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Dublin - Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art

 
Great Denmark Street in Dublin leads via Gardiner's Row into Parnell Square North, on the right hand side of which is Charlemont House (1762), by the English architect Sir William Chambers, with a porch added in 1930. It is now occupied by the Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, founded in 1908, with pictures by Pierre Bonnard, Camille Corot, Edgar Degas, Juan Gris, Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso, Camille Pissarro, Auguste Renoir, William J. Leech and Jack B. Yeats.

Must-see attractions nearby:
Trinity College
Four Courts
Bank of Ireland
Phoenix Park
King's Inns
St Patrick's Cathedral
National Musuem of Ireland
At the time of his death Hugh Lane had loaned the collection to the Tate Gallery in London, but in his will he left it to the City of Dublin. After a lengthy argument the collection was divided, the two halves rotating on a five-year period between Dublin and London.
Address: Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, Charlemont House
Parnell Square North, IRL-1 Dublin, Ireland
Hours:
9:30am-6pm; Sun: 11am-5pm; Fri: 9:30am-5pm; Sat: 9:30am-5pm; Closed: Mon
Always closed on: Christmas - Christian (December 25), Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24), Good Friday - Christian
Disability Access: Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Facilities: Gift shop, Restaurant or food service

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