Butler Gallery

Over het museum

The Butler Gallery was founded in 1943 as the Kilkenny Art Gallery Society, and its name honours Susan (Peggy) and Hubert Butler. For several decades it showed art in the basement of Kilkenny Castle, before it moved to its present home.

In 2020 the gallery moved into Evans' Home on John's Quay, a nineteenth-century almshouse founded through the fortune of the Kilkenny landowner Joseph Evans to house poor domestic servants. The building stands on the site of the medieval priory of St John, and stones from the priory were reused in the almshouse in 1818. Archaeological excavations began there in 2010 as part of the redevelopment, which combined the refurbished Georgian building with a new extension and opened as a museum on 6 August 2020.

The gallery now has seven collection galleries for 20th-century Irish art, a large main gallery for changing exhibitions and a learning centre. A wing is devoted to the Tony O'Malley Collection, a broad selection of works on paper, paintings and constructions by the Irish artist (1913 to 2003), donated by his wife, the artist Jane O'Malley (1944 to 2023). Admission to the exhibitions is always free.

Hoogtepunten

• Butler Gallery Collection of 20th-century and contemporary Irish art in seven galleries
• O'Malley Collection with works by Tony O'Malley and Jane O'Malley
• Main gallery with changing exhibitions of Irish and international artists
• Evans' Home, a restored almshouse on the site of a medieval priory, with a garden

Vaste collectie

• Butler Gallery Collection – Modern and contemporary Irish art of the 20th century, shown in seven collection galleries on the first floor.
• The O'Malley Collection – Works on paper, paintings and constructions by Tony O'Malley, with works by Jane O'Malley, donated to the gallery when it moved to Evans' Home.

Opgericht

1943

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

De toegang is gratis.

Entry to the exhibitions is always free. Weekend guided tours are free; the family-friendly tour and the curator-led Director's Tour for groups of up to 12 are booked in advance.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

Level access is available from the Barrack Lane gate, and from John's Quay a ramp with a handrail leads to the entrance. The main gallery and the learning centre are on the ground floor; the collection galleries and the O'Malley galleries are on the first floor, served by a lift in the new extension. One wheelchair-accessible toilet is on the ground floor of the extension, and four other single-use all-gender toilets are narrower. A wheelchair can be borrowed at reception, and seating and folding gallery chairs are available. An accessible parking space is next to the Carnegie Library; parking there is very limited. Registered guide dogs and support dogs are welcome on a lead. A social narrative guide for autistic and sensory-sensitive visitors can be downloaded, and self-guided audio tours in six languages are available at reception for blind and partially sighted visitors.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour

The 50-minute family-friendly tour is aimed at families with children under 16, and children under 12 receive an art pack with a bag, notebook, colouring pencils and colouring book. Admission is free for everyone.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The gallery is an easy walk from anywhere in the city centre.

Service & horeca

The Wild Flower Café has garden seating, but the café page says it is closed for renovations until further notice, so it is not counted as available. There is an online shop. Suitcases are not allowed, and backpacks must be carried at your side.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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