Established | 1943 |
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Location | Evans' Home, John's Quay, Kilkenny, Ireland |
Coordinates | 52°39′14″N 7°14′57″W / 52.6538°N 7.2492°W |
Type | Art gallery, museum |
Director | Anna O'Sullivan [1] |
Website |
butlergallery |
Butler Gallery is a contemporary art gallery and museum in Kilkenny, Ireland. It presents a collection of works by Irish and international artists from the 18th century to the present day. A wing has been devoted to the work of the Callan artist Tony O'Malley and his wife Jane. [1] [2]
Established in Kilkenny city in 1943 by George Pennefather, the Butler Gallery is named in honor of Susan (Peggy) and Hubert Butler.[ citation needed] The gallery, previously based in the basement of Kilkenny Castle, [3] is located in the redeveloped Evans' Home, a former almshouse built in the 19th century for impoverished domestic servants. [4] [5]
Butler Gallery, previously located at Kilkenny Castle, has moved to Evans' Home
Established | 1943 |
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Location | Evans' Home, John's Quay, Kilkenny, Ireland |
Coordinates | 52°39′14″N 7°14′57″W / 52.6538°N 7.2492°W |
Type | Art gallery, museum |
Director | Anna O'Sullivan [1] |
Website |
butlergallery |
Butler Gallery is a contemporary art gallery and museum in Kilkenny, Ireland. It presents a collection of works by Irish and international artists from the 18th century to the present day. A wing has been devoted to the work of the Callan artist Tony O'Malley and his wife Jane. [1] [2]
Established in Kilkenny city in 1943 by George Pennefather, the Butler Gallery is named in honor of Susan (Peggy) and Hubert Butler.[ citation needed] The gallery, previously based in the basement of Kilkenny Castle, [3] is located in the redeveloped Evans' Home, a former almshouse built in the 19th century for impoverished domestic servants. [4] [5]
Butler Gallery, previously located at Kilkenny Castle, has moved to Evans' Home