Crawford Art Gallery closes to the public in autumn 2024, to facilitate the two and a half year redevelopment.

The entire collection is being carefully moved to secure offsite storage, with each artwork undergoing meticulous condition checks and wrapping to ensure the utmost care for the treasured artworks. Expert conservators will continue to work on care of the collection during the public closure period.

It is currently anticipated that the gallery will reopen in 2027.

Cork city is growing and Crawford Art Gallery is growing too.

An exciting multi-million euro redevelopment, Transforming Crawford Art Gallery, has been approved by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.

The project was designed by an interdisciplinary team led by the award-winning Grafton Architects and will be delivered by the Office of Public Works and Crawford Art Gallery as part of Project Ireland 2040.

Crawford Art Gallery is one of Ireland’s National Cultural Institutions and home to over 3,500 artworks from the National Collection. There are already three centuries of history in its unique city centre buildings, starting with the Customs House wing which was built in 1724.

The ambitious redevelopment - Transforming Crawford Art Gallery - is as much about conservation and protecting the legacy of the existing building for generations to come as it is about creating exciting new cultural spaces.