Culture Night 2020

• 
18 September 2020

Culture Night 2020

Friday, 18 September, 5-9pm

The Gallery is open on Culture Night until 9pm and currently on view is The Lane Legacy exhibition as well as favourites such as the Francis Bacon studio, our stained glass room as well as the Sean Scully Gallery. Admission to the Hugh Lane Gallery is free and while no advanced booking is required, the Gallery will be carefully monitoring visitor numbers, adhering to current guidelines.

Our Bookshop will also be open until 7pm

Pre-recorded music programme.

Over the course of the evening a pre-recorded music programme will be played in the Sculpture Hall for visitors to enjoy as they are walking through the gallery spaces. See here for further details.

Online Programme

5.30pm Join us for this online talk when artworks in the The Lane Legacy exhibition will be explored with Logan Sisley. This free illustrated talk as part of Culture Night will be presented via the Zoom online platform. Advanced booking is required here

7pm Explore Abstract Painting in the Hugh Lane Gallery's collection during this online talk with Kimberly Griffith. This free illustrated talk as part of Culture Night will be presented via the Zoom online platform. Advanced booking is required here

Weedscapes is a lovely short art activity film by artist Renata Pekowska that encourages us to look at and be inspired by the beauty and tenacity of humble plants sometimes called weeds. Renata's film is available to view on Culture Night here

View Renata's longer film exploring Weedscapes here

Delve into our online talks and art activities

Would you like to find out more about The Eve of St Agnes by Harry Clarke or the Francis Bacon studio or a diverse selection of artworks and artists from the collection? Maybe you would like to get creative and try some of the imaginative art activities for a variety of ages suggested by our artists? Well over the last few months as part of our education programmes we have a growing selection of illustrated online talks and creative art ideas which we hope you enjoy dipping in and out of. We hope you have fun exploring some of these here