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Visit Crawford Art Gallery

• The Gallery is free to enter and No booking is required– See our current exhibitions here.
• See our current opening hours here.
• On entry hand sanitiser is available and also at various locations throughout the Gallery.

Face Coverings and PPE

• The public are no longer required to wear masks however if visitors feel more comfortable they are free to wear masks in the Gallery
• We also bring your attention to the most recent Stay Safe Guidelines issued by the Department of Health here.

Cleaning

• We have enhanced our cleaning procedures throughout the Gallery and in particular regular cleaning and sanitisation of high touch areas.
• Hand sanitiser is available throughout the building.

Lockers 

• Locker facilities are currently available.

Bookshop

• Feel free to browse our bookshop on site and online for a wonderful selection of books, cards etc which can be posted to your door.
• Contactless payment is available.

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.

Welcoming over a quarter of a million visitors the Gallery boasts an award-winning Café in stunning surroundings, serving fresh local produce for which Cork is famous.

GALLERY CLOSURES

Watercolour Room
Closure ongoing.

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.

BUS
The Crawford Gallery is a 10 minute walk from Parnell Place Bus Station.

RAIL
The Gallery is a 15 minute walk from Cork's Kent Station.

Gallery
T +353 (0)21 480 5042
info@crawfordartgallery.ie

Bookshop
T +353 (0)21 480 5042

To contact a member of staff directly,
please see our Contact Us page

Accessibility

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

Opening Hours

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
Gallery: 11.00 am–4.00pm
Café: Closed Sundays & Mondays

Visitor Information re: COVID-19

Please click here for information regarding COVID-19 (Coronavirus)