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Click here to download a PDF file of our current Exhibitions map.
Opening Hours
N.B. Last entry is 15 minutes before closing
Monday–Saturday 10.00am–5.00pm*
Thursday until 8.00pm
Sundays and Bank Holidays
11.00 am–4.00pm
Free Tours take place every Thursday at 6:30pm and Sunday & Bank Holidays at 2pm.
This project is in support of the Night-Time Economy and funded by The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.
We will continue to review and update our public safety guidelines to ensure compliance in keeping with National and International best practice to ensure that we are compliant and provide a safe and trusted environment for you.
Crawford Art Gallery is a national cultural institution located in a significant heritage building in the heart of Cork city dedicated to the visual arts, both historic and contemporary.
The Gallery is home to a collection of national importance telling a compelling story of Cork and Ireland over the last three centuries.
Open 7 days a week the Gallery is free to enter and a must-see for locals and tourists alike. Crawford Art Gallery’s historic building provides an oasis of calm and tranquillity in the heart of Cork city, a monument to Cork’s ‘Golden Age’ and it recalls the ties between commercial success and the development of Cork city in the early eighteenth and nineteenth century.
Originally built in 1724 as the city’s custom house, the Gallery is home to the famous Canova Casts, gifted to the city of Cork two centuries ago. Well-known and loved works by 20th century Irish artists such as Seán Keating, Harry Clarke, Norah McGuinness, Mainie Jellett and Jack B. Yeats feature in the gallery’s historic collection, while the modern collection features work by contemporary artists such as Eilis O’Connell, Gerard Byrne, Dorothy Cross, Maud Cotter and Hughie O’Donoghue.
Cork city's most visited cultural attraction, the Gallery boasts a stunning locally run café serving fresh local produce for which Cork is famous.
Modern Galleries
The closure of these galleries is due to ongoing work on our National Collection.
We are sorry for any inconvenience caused.
Lower Gallery
The Lower Gallery will be closed from 21 August - 8 September inclusive for installation. Re-opening on Saturday, 9 September.
Watercolour Room
Closure ongoing.
ON FOOT
The Gallery is less than 5 minutes from St. Patrick’s Street, Opera Lane and Paul Street.
BUS EIREANN
The Crawford Gallery is a 10-minute walk from Parnell Place Bus Station.
IRISH RAIL
The Gallery is a 15-minute walk from Cork's Kent Station.
For more information on Bus and Rail services see https://www.transportforireland.ie/getting-around/network-maps/cork-city-bus-services/
BIKES TFI
The Public Bike Scheme is a self-service bike rental service with stations conveniently located throughout Cork city. This makes it easy to get around, whether it is commuting to work or to meetings or some sightseeing at your leisure. There are two Bike stations near the Gallery, the closest located on Emmett place and others nearby at Cornmarket St. and Camden Quay.
For more information see www.bikeshare.ie
PARKING
Parking is available at Paul St. Car Park, which is around the corner, or at Carroll's Quay Car Park which is a 5-minute walk across the Christy Ring bridge.
Carroll's Quay car park website.
Disabled Parking Bays are located throughout the city. The nearest Disabled Parking Bay is in Emmett Place outside the entrance to the Gallery.
Gallery
T +353 (0)21 480 5042
info@crawfordartgallery.ie
Bookshop
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please see our Contact Us page
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Crawford Art Gallery is fully wheelchair accessible. There is a wheelchair ramp at the entrance for visitors. Our lift, which is located on the ground floor, across from the Lower Gallery, can accommodate wheelchairs and pushchairs.
If you would like assistance planning your visit, please call us on +353 (0)21 480 5042
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Emmett Place, Cork, Ireland
T12 TNE6
Tel: 021 480 5042
info@crawfordartgallery.ie
Opening Hours
N.B. Last entry is 15 minutes before closing
Monday–Saturday 10.00am–5.00pm*
Thursday until 8.00pm
Sundays and Bank Holidays
11.00 am–4.00pm
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