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To: The Director & Board of Governors, The National Gallery of Ireland
Keep exhibitions FREE for the public at the National Gallery of Ireland
Commit to making all current and future exhibitions free of charge for the public at the National Gallery of Ireland
Why is this important?
The decision to charge admission to a current exhibition at the National Gallery of Ireland is contrary to the gallery's longstanding policy of accessibility for everyone. The public is being asked to pay to see works, gifted or purchased with public funds, that now form part of the gallery’s permanent collection.
In other words, we are now paying twice to see these works of art!
The National Gallery's mission claims to be the country's most popular free visitor attraction and promised to be 'Dedicated to bringing people and art together' which is why it is so important that access remains free of charge so that everyone who lives in and visits Ireland is able to access all works of art.
When €500,000 in capital funding to support the gallery’s acquisitions programme for 2020 was announced by the Minister of Arts, director of the National Gallery of Ireland Sean Rainbird noted that the expanding national collection “of course belongs to the people of Ireland”.