Art Education Resources

Art Education Resources

The Gallery's full colour publication Discover Art at Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane: an introduction to modern and contemporary art for young people  by Jessica O'Donnell is available to purchase from the Gallery bookshop, tel. 01 8734216. €11.99 . 104 pps. ISBN 1-901702-26-X

The Kids Guide to the Francis Bacon Studio is a colourful introduction to Francis Bacon's studio at the Hugh Lane and is ideal for primary school age. The Kids Guide to the Francis Bacon Studio is available to download here.

Sean Scully: A Major Presence in Dublin published in Museum Ireland (Vol. 17), 2007, discusses the Sean Scully Gallery at the Hugh Lane. You can download a pdf of this article here.

The Gallery's online catalogue in the Collections pages of this website includes images of much of the Gallery's collection which is very helpful for advance preparation or follow up work in the classroom.

Willie Doherty: DISTURBANCE A Resource for Teachers is a stimulating and informative introduction for teachers and students to the exhibition DISTURBANCE (6 September 2011 -15 January 2012).   With full colour images, background information on the artist and artworks as well as ideas for further classroom discussion and activities, Willie Doherty: DISTURBANCE A Resource for Teachers  is ideal for advance preparation prior to a visit to the Gallery or as part of follow up work in the classroom. To download a copy, click on the pdf Willie Doherty: DISTURBANCE A Resource for Teachers.

Civil Rights etc A Resource for Teachers is a stimulating and informative introduction for teachers and students to the exhibition Civil Rights etc (6 September 2011 -15 January 2012).   With full colour images, background information on the artists and artworks as well as ideas for further classroom discussion and activities, Civil Rights etc A Resource for Teachers  is ideal for advance preparation prior to a visit to the Gallery or as part of follow up work in the classroom. To download a copy, click on the pdf Civil Rights etc A Resource for Teachers.

The Gallery's publication Hugh Lane, Founder of a Gallery of Modern Art for Ireland  curated by Barbara Dawson, Jessica O'Donnell and Michael Dempsey is available to purchase from the Gallery Bookshop, tel. 01 8734216. ISBN-13:978-1-85759-575-8

This publication celebrates the pioneering achievement of Hugh Lane in founding a gallery of modern art, one of the world's first, in Dublin a century ago. Included are full colour images cataloging the world-renowned artworks collected by Lane, including all of Lane's contested thirty-nine Continental paintings. The book also explores, through a series of fascinating essays, various themes, such as the life of Hugh Lane, the founding of the Collection and recent conservation projects. For essays on the architecture of Charlemont House published in this book by Dr Sean O’Reilly and Raymund Ryan click on the pdfs New enlightenment for Charlemont House and Charlemont House: a critical history.