Accessibility for visitors with disabilities | National Gallery of Ireland

Visitor notice: Following Government advice, the Gallery will be closed from 24 December 2020 until further notice.

If you have booked tickets for our Mondrian exhibition after this date, our exhibition desk team will be in touch.

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You can visit the Gallery Shop online

The National Gallery of Ireland is committed to providing a fully accessible experience for all visitors.

Admission

Free entry for carers to all ticketed exhibitions and education events. Pre-booking is essential for our Mondrian exhibition. Book Mondrian tickets here

Entering the building

Before 5.15pm

We are operating a one-way route through the Gallery. Enter through the Merrion Square entrance only, and exit through the Clare Street door.

From 5.15pm, Tuesday to Friday

Our Gallery Shop and Mondrian exhibition are open late until 7.45pm from Tuesday to Friday; the rest of the Gallery closes at 5.30pm. If you are visiting the Gallery Shop or Mondrian after 5.15pm, please enter and exit via Clare Street.

Parking

There are disabled parking spaces located outside the Merrion Square entrance to the Gallery

Wheelchair access

All galleries and facilities are wheelchair and buggy accessible

Wheelchairs to borrow

Wheelchairs are available for use in the Gallery free of charge, on a first-come first-served basis

Toilets

Bathroom facilities are available for visitors with impaired mobility

Changing Places

The Changing Places facility is available to use. Please contact 087 117 0880 for the key and more information about this facility.

Assistance dogs

Visitors with guide and assistance dogs are welcome in the Gallery

Hearing induction loops

Hearing induction loops are fitted at the information desks, the lecture theatre and Gallery Shop

We’re here to help

Please ask for assistance if required, as you may find the doors throughout the Gallery heavy

AsIAm Approved Autism Friendly Accreditation

The National Gallery of Ireland has received AsIAm Approved Autism Friendly Accreditation. Nationally recognised as the trusted standard in autism inclusion and accessibility, the Gallery is Ireland’s first National Cultural Institution to receive this accreditation.

Accessibility Statement

Download our accessibility statement here

Contact us

Our Access Officers are Síle Boylan and Brina Casey.

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