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Butler Gallery

Butler Gallery

Art gallery, museum in Kilkenny, Ireland

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]

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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

  1. [1]
    "In The Picture: Kilkenny's new art gallery". rte.ie. RTÉ. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. [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. [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. [4]
    "Heritage - Evans' Home". butlergallery.ie. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  5. [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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