The Hugh Lane : Dublin City Gallery is an art gallery funded by Dublin City Council and located in Charlemont House in Dublin city in Ireland. Charlemont House was originally the town house of James Caulfeild, the 1st Earl of Charlemont and was designed by Sir William Chambers.

Previously called the Municipal Gallery, it has been renamed the Dublin City Gallery, but is still often simply known as The Hugh Lane. The gallery was founded by Hugh Lane on Harcourt Street in 1908, and is the first known public gallery of modern art in the world.

Since relocated to Parnell Street, the museum has a permanent collection and hosts exhibitions, mostly by contemporary Irish artists. Francis Bacon's studio was reconstructed in the gallery in 2001. The gallery was closed for reconstruction in 2004, reopening in May 2006. The gallery now includes an extension by Gilroy McMahon Architects, featuring a dedicated Sean Scully room. Also, the entire collection bequethed by Hugh Lane (which is usually shared with the National Gallery London) will be on display together until later in the year.

External links

• The Hugh Lane website

Museums in Dublin | Art museums and galleries in the Republic of Ireland