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Crawford Art Gallery
Crawford Art Gallery
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Crawford Art Gallery is a National Cultural Institution and regional art museum for Munster, dedicated to the visual arts, both historic and contemporary. Admission to the Gallery and to exhibitions is free. The permanent collection comprises almost 4,000 works, ranging from eighteenth century Irish and European painting and sculpture, through to contemporary video installations. At the heart of the collection is a collection of Greek and Roman sculpture casts, brought to Cork in 1818 from the Vatican Museum in Rome. Through its temporary exhibitions, publications and education programmes, the Crawford Art Gallery is committed to fostering recognition, critical assessment, and acknowledgement of historical and contemporary Irish and international art practice. Located in the heart of Cork city, the gallery is a critical part of Ireland's cultural and tourism infrastructure, welcoming almost 200,000 visitors a year.
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Niall Pauline C
Dublin, Ireland7 contributions
Mar 2023
I visited this cafe the other day with my elderly mother. We arrived 5mins after the breakfast was finished and were told lunch would start in 45minis. We were to get a train but as my mother was very keen to eat there, we decided to kill some time and come back. We settled and a lovely girl took our order. We asked to speak to the manager, as my mum was asking about the possibility of bringing a group of 20 from Dublin to visit the museum and then on for some lunch. While my mother was speaking, the rude manageress told her to 'stop talking'. I was so shocked at seeing this rude lady talk to my mother is such a manner that I insisted on leaving. I would not recommend this establishment, and this lady needs to go back to training!!!
Written 3 March 2023
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Rooombiter
Isle of Wight, UK863 contributions
Sept 2023 • Couples
We popped in here whilst visiting Cork, admission is free and I imagine you could spend many hours here if all the exhibition rooms were open but many of them were closed so we spent about an hour looking at what was available.
The Casts were very interesting and also the exhibition about the building which used to be the customs house.
Would visit again if the rest of the exhibition rooms were open.
The Casts were very interesting and also the exhibition about the building which used to be the customs house.
Would visit again if the rest of the exhibition rooms were open.
Written 5 September 2023
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Lisa C
Cork, Ireland47 contributions
Mar 2023 • Couples
We have just spent a lovely 2 hours in the Art Gallery. We had a great tour from Matthew he explained the history of the building it’s collections and future developments. It’s a free tour and was an excellent way to spend the time on a rainy Sunday
Written 19 March 2023
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Hello Lisa, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review! We're glad you enjoyed your visit, and hope you return to visit us soon!
Written 3 April 2023
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Patrick SUA
Castle Cary, UK39 contributions
Aug 2021
An eclectic mix of paintings and sculptures, some excellent, others with less obvious appeal. Housed in a lovely old building in the City Centre, it's well worth passing an hour here. There is also an excellent cafe, set up for outdoor eating during the pandemic
Written 9 September 2021
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Thank you for this thoughtful review and for taking the time to recommend the gallery and café to other TripAdvisor users. We hope you enjoyed the rest of your time in Cork City.
Written 20 September 2021
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Lorraine B. L.
Donegal Town, Ireland2 contributions
Aug 2022 • Friends
I visited the Crawford with a group of my girl friends on a weekend away in Cork and I must say what a gorgeous experience the 5 of us had! The museum is an old Georgian/Victorian era gem. A jewel in the city centre. Firstly we went to look at the Ground floor exhibition (Meat and Potatoes ?) while in here we were greeted by a lovely young lad called John. He was so warm and helpful and knew a lot about the background of the paintings and the context of the exhibition. I visit a lot of exhibitions and the workers are usually either not around or don’t know anything about the art but this young lad knew what he was talking about !! I absolutely adored the Yeats and seeing the painted biscuits. The staff upstairs were nice too. Loved the Harry Clarke room, what an asset to the city. The Crawford has a great bookshop on top of a fantastic gallery !
Written 31 August 2022
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Thanks for such a lovely and detailed review, Lorraine! We're delighted that you enjoyed your visit to the Gallery and our current exhibitions. We hope to welcome you back to the Gallery again very soon!
Written 9 September 2022
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Stephen K
Winter Park, FL5,137 contributions
Nov 2022 • Couples
Nice gallery located next to the Opera House. The admission is free. Great thing to do on a rainy day. The collection was very eclectic from ancient sculptures that were done in plaster to ultra modern. Definitely worth an hour or so if you’re here especially if it’s wet outside.
Written 22 November 2022
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Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review! We're glad you enjoyed our Sculpture Galleries, and hope to welcome you back soon!
Written 2 December 2022
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RWW
Bristol, UK130 contributions
Mar 2023 • Couples
Interesting wide ranging collection .
The Harry Clarke exhibition was fascinating, I would have liked to learned about how the three exhibited panels were made. I’m sure that this kind of work was technically very challenging in 1910/11.
The Harry Clarke exhibition was fascinating, I would have liked to learned about how the three exhibited panels were made. I’m sure that this kind of work was technically very challenging in 1910/11.
Written 28 February 2023
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Hey Bob, we're glad you enjoyed seeing our Harry Clarke panels! We hope to welcome you back for another visit very soon!
Written 9 March 2023
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MRichardson2014
Lake of Bays, Canada996 contributions
May 2023 • Couples
We visited this museum today and enjoyed it but would have been upset if it was not free admission. While the temporary exhibits were well described and as a result interesting, all of the permanent collection rooms were closed. We were done in 45 minutes.
Written 2 May 2023
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Le Tour du Monde en 80 Ans - GBrisse
Cote d'Opale, France386 contributions
Apr 2024 • Family
We are not especially fans of museums style "modern art". However, we liked Crawford Art Gallery. Already for the place itself: a beautiful case. Then the works are varied, well spaced.
A pleasant visit even for lay people in art.
A pleasant visit even for lay people in art.
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Written 4 August 2024
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Mark
Dublin, Ireland14 contributions
Jan 2022 • Couples
Well worth a visit! I would recommend the Odyssey and Saturation exhibitions while they are here. Thoroughly enjoyed the art on display, especially the Harry Clarke stained glass. I'll definitely be adding this to my when in Cork itinerary. 😊
Written 30 January 2022
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Thank you!
We're so happy to read that you enjoyed your visit to our recently-opened exhibitions ODYSSEYS and SATURATION: the everyday transformed.
We can't wait to welcome you back again on your next Cork trip - our programme of exhibitions changes regularly, so no two visits are the same.
With warm wishes from the Crawford Art Gallery team
Written 2 February 2022
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I have a small wheelie suitcase. Can I visit the museum and leave my bag anywhere at the gallery?
Written 16 February 2024
When I visited I don’t remember seeing any staff there so I’m not sure where you could leave it, probably be ok to take it around with you I imagine?
Written 17 February 2024
teach the guy at the entrance how to be polite when answering customers questions 19/8/2019 10 am
Written 23 August 2019
CrawfordArtGallery
Cork, Ireland
Hello from Crawford Art Gallery! Unfortunately we do not have any pictures of Rostellan Castle's Lodge in our collection. We do have a view of Cork Harbour from Rostellan, displaying Ringaskiddy and Spike Island, dating from the nineteenth century, but it does not feature the Lodge you mention in your query.
Apologies that we cannot be of further assistance and best of luck with your search,
Alice O'Donoghue
Crawford Art Gallery, Emmet Place, Cork
Written 6 March 2019
Is it open on Sunday's? What are the opening hours on Sun?
Written 9 July 2016
Crawford Art Gallery
Cork, Ireland
Hi The Crawford Art Gallery & Cafè are now open on Sunday and Bank Holiday from 11am - 4pm.
Written 31 May 2018
We are coming in June and understand that my husbands uncle Hugh Charde may be exhibited in your museum? Is it true?
Mary Barrett
Written 2 May 2016
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