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Climate protesters arrested after throwing tomato soup on Van Gogh masterpiece

Two Just Stop Oil supporters have been arrested after throwing tinned soup at one of Vincent Van Gogh’s most famous paintings to protest against fossil fuels. The protesters, wearing Just Stop Oil T-shirts, threw two tins of Heinz Tomato soup over ...

14 Oct 2022 at 13:47

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Final callout to Kilkenny artists to enter national art competition

The National Gallery of Ireland is issuing a final call-out to artists of all ages in Kilkenny to enter the Zurich Portrait Prize and Zurich Young Portrait Prize 2023. The Zurich Portrait Prize aims to encourage interest in contemporary ...

18 Jun 2023 at 09:10

Arts & Entertainment

Discovery of previously unknown Vincent Van Gogh self-portrait to go on show

A painting that is “most certainly” a previously unknown self-portrait of Vincent Van Gogh has been discovered by the National Galleries of Scotland. The extraordinary find is believed to be a first for a UK institution and was ...

14 Jul 2022 at 12:00

Arts & Entertainment

REVEALED: The discovery of the unknown Vincent Van Gogh portrait

A curator at the National Galleries of Scotland learned that a previously unknown self-portrait of Vincent Van Gogh had been found on the back of another painting while she was waiting outside a fish shop. Professor Frances ...

14 Jul 2022 at 15:33

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Rare 17th Century views of Kilkenny city

Rare scenes of Kilkenny, drawn in the 1600s, can now be seen in the online catalogue of the National Gallery of Ireland. The drawings are by Francis Place, whose ink and graphite drawings were to go on display at the ...

05 Feb 2021 at 11:50

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Kilkenny entrants sought for Portrait Prize Competition

Kilkenny entrants are being sought for the Portrait Prize and Young Portrait Prize competitions at the National Gallery of Ireland. In the AIB Portrait Prize, the winning artist receives a prize of €15,000 and a ...

26 May 2024 at 15:30

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Two Kilkenny artists shortlisted for Zurich Portrait Prize

The Zurich Portrait Prize and Zurich Young Portrait Prize exhibitions 2022 opened on Saturday, November 26, 2022 at the National Gallery of Ireland. From hundreds of entries, the shortlists of this year’s ...

29 Nov 2022 at 15:25

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Two Kilkenny artists shortlisted for Zurich Portrait Prize

From hundreds of entries, the shortlist of this year’s Zurich Portrait Prize have been announced by the National Gallery of Ireland. Two Kilkenny artists have been shortlisted for the Zurich Portrait ...

20 Aug 2022 at 09:59

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Last chance for Kilkenny people to display photos on façade of National Gallery of Ireland

The walls of the National Gallery of Ireland will light up on Culture Night for Painting Mirror, an interactive digital display of portraits and landscapes submitted by the public. The Gallery has ...

14 Sept 2022 at 11:07

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National Gallery of Ireland’s exhibition New Perspectives features art with a Kilkenny connection

The National Gallery of Ireland has announced a new exhibition which features a Kilkenny flavour. New Perspectives, a show comprised of acquisitions made by the Gallery between 2011 to 2020, has ...

20 May 2021 at 14:45

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'Where does it stop?' - People outraged by the National Gallery's €124,000 unused scanner

Once again, the Government is faced with another scandal regarding the money spent on a special scanner for the National Gallery, just months after the notorious Dáil bike shed debacle. It has ...

25 Feb 2025 at 13:56

Arts

Call-out to Kilkenny artists, children and young people for entries to national art competition

The National Gallery of Ireland seeks applications from Kilkenny artists, children and young people for this year’s Zurich Portrait Prize and Zurich Young Portrait Prize. The competitions ...

06 Apr 2022 at 11:53

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