Bank of Ireland to donate 12 works to IMMA
Mary Hanafin welcomes BoI’s move, saying works will not be lost to public view after all.
View ArticleRembrandt drawing put on display to attract buyer - and gets stolen
Not quite the price they were hoping to get… Rembradt’s drawing ‘The Judgment’ is nabbed in a “well-executed theft”.
View ArticleStolen Rembrandt sketch recovered from nearby church
The 17th century sketch was recovered safely today after an anonymous tip-off to police.
View ArticleFBI offers reward for paintings worth $500 million stolen in 1990
The heist – one of the biggest ever in the United States – included works by Rembrandt and Vermeer.
View ArticleFamous works of art...recreated with buttons
and beads, and shells, and barbies, and curtain hooks…
View ArticleSopranos actor discovers long-lost artwork worth millions
He paid $140,000 at auction for the painting, which turned out to be by Italian artist Guercino. Handy.
View Article10 questionable works of art every Irish person made in primary school
“Look, mam! LOOK WHAT I MADE.”
View ArticleA new marriage equality mural with two women has gone up on a castle in Galway
It’s the same artist behind the now-iconic mural on George’s Street in Dublin.
View ArticleKim Kardashian just shared this Irish illustrator's drawing with her 48...
Kimmy K loves Irish artists, dontcha know?
View ArticleSix valuable paintings stolen from a church in 2013 have been found in Offaly
The paintings, part of a set of 14 Stations of the Cross, were reported stolen almost three years ago.
View ArticleA pensioner filled in a crossword at a museum, only to discover it's art...
“Anyone got any idea about 5 Across?”
View ArticleThese students in Dublin transformed a Luas hoarding with their own artwork
‘Cause it’s D7 and we love it.
View ArticlePics: Five images that tell the story of modern Ireland
Here are five images taken from 100 artworks that tell the story of a nation.
View ArticleA copy of this painting from the House of Commons now hangs in Leinster House
It was painted in 1914 when the Home Rule Act became law.
View ArticleSomething very unusual is going to happen in caves around Ireland this summer
We talked to the artist responsible.
View ArticleThere's a new piano in Pearse Station and people are being encouraged to play it
Irish Rail has installed the decorated piano on the southbound platform of the station.
View ArticleIrish Che Guevara artist: 'Criticism is to be expected from the usual quarters'
The artist who created the iconic Che Guevara print says he’s “immensely proud” of his artwork, and says many misunderstand the Cuban revolutionary.
View ArticleStormzy mural gets makeover in protest against council removal threats
“We’re attempting to transform what is a negative situation for us into a catalyst for cultural change.”
View ArticleBanksy artwork that self-destructed is going on display in German museum
Girl with Balloon will be shown from tomorrow through to 3 March at the Frieder Burda museum.
View ArticleArtwork containing sexual words and images in Dept of Health moved after...
The OPW said the piece has been moved into an individual office now after “an objection” to the artwork.
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