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8th November 2024 - 2nd February 2025
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Galleries 3 & 4
Friday 8th November 2024 - Sunday 2nd February 2025.
Opening words were by Dr John Turpin, President of FNCI.
Display located in Collection Galleries 3 and 4.
In honour of the 100th anniversary of The Friends of the National Collections of Ireland, the Butler Gallery is very pleased to highlight important works gifted to the gallery by the FNCI over the years.
The Friends of the National Collections of Ireland (FNCI) are a charitable foundation, formed a century ago, in 1924, by the painter Sarah Purser and a group of like-minded philanthropist friends. The group understood the need to support the development of the national collection through the acquisition of important art and objects. The FNCI’s objective was to ensure the representation of both modern European painting and contemporary Irish artists in public institutions through the donation of work to galleries and museums throughout Ireland for the education and enjoyment of the public.
For more information on FNCI: www.fnci.ie
Guided Tours
Free guided tours by FNCI member Orla Ryan on selected dates are available to book here.
Image: Evie Hone (1894-1955), Composition, gouache on paper, unframed 20 x 24.5 cm; framed 45.5 x 50.2cm. (Detail). Gift of the Friends of the National Collections of Ireland, Sylvia Cooke-Collis Bequest.
