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Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane
Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane
Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane (Charelmont House, Parnell Square N, Dublin 1) – this is the oldest gallery of modern and contemporary art in Ireland. It is named after the successful Irish art dealer who first established this public house of art in 1908 (Sir Huge Percy Lane). Sir Lane was an unlikely victim of World War I: he was aboard the RMS Lusitania when it was torpedoed off the coast of Ireland by a German U-Boat in May 1915. One section of this gallery that stands out is Irish artist Francis Bacon’s studio – which was reconstructed on-site in 2001 (capturing the chaotic atmosphere in which he did his work). Admission: free.