Photography played a central role in Francis Bacon’s practice and almost one quarter of the material found in his studio was of a photographic

Over the last few months, RTÉ, Mike Murphy and Yellow Asylum Films have been visiting public galleries and public collections to get to know the many

Gallery Eleven: Screening Room

Following on from the screening of Michael Hamburger by Tacita Dean, the Galley continues to

Over 470 books were found in Francis Bacon’s studio on subjects drawn from medicine, wildlife, cinema, literature and sport, among other subjects. Bacon

As a result of an ongoing collaboration with Sean Scully, who like Francis Bacon was born in Dublin, the gallery is honoured to be the recipient of a gift

During his visits to the South of France and to Spain, Francis Bacon would have had the opportunity of encountering the bullfight first hand. A

Screening times: 11.00am and 3pm Tuesday - Saturday; Sunday 3pm
Commissioned to make a work in relation to the writer W.G. Sebald, Dean took as her

Curated by Jessica O'Donnell, Head of Collections

The Collection Revealed is an innovative new series begun in 2009 which encourages appreciation

Pavements, gutters, streets and motor cards occur frequently in Bacon's work and are depicted with convincing realism. Francis Bacon's interest in

Francis Bacon: A Terrible Beauty celebrates the centenary of Francis Bacon's birth in 63, Lower Baggot Street, Dublin. This exhibition comprising