Visual Art: Accessible Events at The National Gallery in April 2025

There are several accessible events coming up at the National Gallery in April 2025.

Public tour for people who have a hearing impairment or are Hard of Hearing
Thursday 3 April, 5.30pm to 6.30pm
Location: Courtyard, National Gallery of Ireland

This free tour, exploring some highlights of the Gallery’s permanent collection is for individuals who are hard of hearing or have hearing impairments. This tour is fully accessible to people who are hard of hearing and use a tour guide system with T-loop capabilities, and takes place at 5.30pm on the first Thursday of every month.

Irish Sign Language Tour
Thursday 10 April 6pm to 7pm
Location: Courtyard, National Gallery of Ireland

Join the Gallery’s Irish Sign Language tour guides for a look at highlights from the Gallery’s national collection. As the Gallery endeavours to make activities and events accessible to the deaf community, they wish to welcome members of the ISL community to the Gallery. This tour is exclusively in Irish Sign Language and will not have any translation available. An ISL tour of the permanent collection or other temporary exhibitions place at 6pm on the second Thursday of the month.

Audio Described Tour
Thursday 17 April, 4pm to 5pm
Location: Courtyard, National Gallery of Ireland

Join the Gallery’s highly trained tour guides for an audio described exploration of the national collection. Visitors will be guided through key parts of the Gallery building and focus on several highlights on display incorporating audio description and discussion. This tour is fully accessible to people who are hard of hearing and use a tour guide system with T-loop capabilities.

Please note all public tours are fully accessible to people who are hard of hearing and use a tour guide system with T-loop capabilities.

Read the National Gallery’s visitor guide for details of what to expect on your visit to the gallery.

Image credits:

Ludovico Mazzolino (c.1480–1528), The Crossing of the Red Sea, 1521. Photo, National Gallery of Ireland.Detail from Mazzolino’s The Crossing of the Red Sea, courtesy of the National Gallery of Ireland.

Jack Caffrey, The Pimlico Project, 2021