The Glucksman

Over het museum

The Glucksman is the art museum of University College Cork. It stands in the university’s lower grounds beside the River Lee and was opened on 14 October 2004 by President Mary McAleese. It is named after one of its founding donors, the American financier and philanthropist Lewis Glucksman. The building was designed by the Irish architects O’Donnell + Tuomey and has won many awards for its architecture, with a form that appears to float above the grounds.

The museum presents ambitious exhibitions of Irish and international contemporary art alongside events, workshops and learning projects for visitors of all ages. It also cares for the UCC Art Collection and shows selections from it. In 2017 it became the first museum in Munster to receive full accreditation under the Museum Standards Programme for Ireland.

The building has five floors that are open to the public, with three gallery spaces, a restaurant, a shop and an event room. Admission is free, with a suggested donation of €5. Private events and civil marriages can be held in the building, which has a river-level room with a terrace and views of Cork from the upper floors.

Hoogtepunten

• Prize-winning museum building by O’Donnell + Tuomey
• Changing exhibitions of Irish and international contemporary art
• Selections from the UCC Art Collection
• Free admission and free family art workshops on Sundays
• Restaurant in the leafy lower grounds of the campus

Opgericht

2004

Beheerder

University College Cork

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

De toegang is gratis.

Admission is free, with a suggested donation of €5. Some guided public tours are ticketed (€5 plus booking fee) and must be booked; family art workshops on Sundays are free.

Toegankelijkheid

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

The entrance has a power-assisted door and all galleries, the restaurant and the event room are reachable by lift with braille buttons. An accessible toilet is on Level 2 and a Changing Places facility is reached through the café on Level 0. Service and assistance dogs are welcome. Audio-described tours are offered during the year, and NaviLens codes help blind and low-vision visitors find their way. Sensory kits with ear defenders and other items can be borrowed at the information desk, portable stools are available, and a social story helps autistic visitors plan a visit.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Kinderwagenvriendelijk

Family Sundays are free art workshops led by creative facilitators for children and their guardians, at 15:00 on Sundays during the season. The galleries are accessible by lift for buggies.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The gallery is a 10-minute walk from the city centre. Pedestrians enter through the ceremonial gates at the corner of Western Road and O’Donovan’s Road; the gallery is on the right of the main avenue.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Restaurant
• Museumwinkel

Léa’s at the Glucksman is a restaurant for breakfast, brunch and lunch in the lower grounds, open seven days a week; table booking is advised. The museum also has a gallery shop.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Privéfeesten
• Zakelijke evenementen
• Bruiloften / trouwceremonies

Galleries, the River Room with its terrace and the upper floors can be hired for events from small gatherings to corporate receptions, and the building is an approved venue for civil marriages.

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