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Art gallery, museum in Kilkenny, Ireland
Butler Gallery
 Butler Gallery is located in Evans' Home |
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| Established | 1943 (1943) |
| Location | Evans' Home, John's Quay, Kilkenny, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 52°39′14″N 7°14′57″W / 52.6538°N 7.2492°W / 52.6538; -7.2492 |
| Type | Art gallery, museum |
| Director | Anna O'Sullivan[1] |
| 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]
- ^ 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.