Butler Gallery

Butler Gallery
	Butler Gallery is located in Evans' Home
	Location within Ireland
Established	1943
Location	Evans' Home, John's Quay, Kilkenny, Ireland
Coordinates	52°39′14″N 7°14′57″W / 52.6538°N 7.2492°WCoordinates: 52°39′14″N 7°14′57″W / 52.6538°N 7.2492°W
Type	Art gallery, museum
Director	Anna O'Sullivan
Website	butlergallery.ie

Butler Gallery is a contemporary art gallery and museum in Kilkenny, Ireland. It presents a collection of works by Irish and international artists from the 18th century to the present day. A wing has been devoted to the work of the Callan artist Tony O'Malley and his wife Jane.^[1]^[2]

Established in Kilkenny city in 1943 by George Pennefather, the Butler Gallery is named in honor of Susan (Peggy) and Hubert Butler.^{[citation needed]} The gallery, previously based in the basement of Kilkenny Castle,^[3] is located in the redeveloped Evans' Home, a former almshouse built in the 19th century for impoverished domestic servants.^[4]^[5]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "In The Picture: Kilkenny's new art gallery". rte.ie. RTÉ. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
^ "New Butler Gallery in Kilkenny will lift our spirit with dedicated wing to Callan artist Tony O'Malley". kilkennypeople.ie. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
^ "Press Release: New Museum Opens in Kilkenny". butlergallery.ie. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021. Butler Gallery, previously located at Kilkenny Castle, has moved to Evans’ Home
^ "Heritage - Evans' Home". butlergallery.ie. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
^ "Mccullough Mulvin Architects Adds Two Metal-Clad Volumes To Convert Former Almshouse Into Art Gallery". worldarchitecture.org. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

External links[]

Official website

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[rte2020-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "In The Picture: Kilkenny's new art gallery". rte.ie. RTÉ. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

[2] "New Butler Gallery in Kilkenny will lift our spirit with dedicated wing to Callan artist Tony O'Malley". kilkennypeople.ie. Retrieved 30 March 2020.

[3] "Press Release: New Museum Opens in Kilkenny". butlergallery.ie. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021. Butler Gallery, previously located at Kilkenny Castle, has moved to Evans’ Home

[4] "Heritage - Evans' Home". butlergallery.ie. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

[5] "Mccullough Mulvin Architects Adds Two Metal-Clad Volumes To Convert Former Almshouse Into Art Gallery". worldarchitecture.org. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

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