Image of Samuel Beckett (1994)
by Louis le Brocquy.
Crawford Art Gallery
Located close to the Opera House in the centre of Cork, the Crawford Art Gallery - whose chequered history is interwoven with the city and indeed the history of Irish art in general - is the longest established museum in Cork and is a critical part of Cork’s cultural appeal with over 200,000 visitors a year. In addition to its permanent collection of painting and sculpture, the Gallery hosts temporary exhibitions for international as well as Cork artists, and produces a range of publications and education programs to foster the practice and appreciation of Cork art. These programs facilitate the promotion of traditional and contemporary artists from Ireland and overseas.
Permanent Collection
The Crawford Art Gallery’s permanent collection consists of more than 2000 artworks, ranging from eighteenth century Irish and European painting and sculpture, through to modern artworks such as video installations. Among the highlights of the collection is a series of casts of Roman and Greek sculpture which were brought from the Vatican Museum in Rome, in 1818. Irish highlights include a strong collection of Irish paintings from nineteenth and twentieth century Irish art.
