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Unique space to see and learn about contemporary art, located on the campus of Trinity College Dublin All are welcome, admission free.
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The Douglas Hyde Gallery, founded in 1978, is an independent organization co-funded by Trinity College and the Arts Council. Our exhibition programme includes shows by major contemporary international artists as well as by emerging Irish artists, and we occasionally hold exhibitions of ethnographic and craft artifacts. The Douglas Hyde Gallery publishes books and catalogues that are known and distributed all over the world, and from time to time we host musical events.

26/08/2026

How do plants inform our ideas of place and time, and hold memories of landscapes?⁠
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Nour Jaouda's exhibition Matters of time, currently on display in Gallery 1, uses abstracted fragments of botanical forms to explore how plant life can shape personal memory and cultural experiences. ⁠
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Tomorrow at 7pm, Curator of Trinity Herbarium and Assistant Professor of Botany Dr Peter Moonlight will deliver a fascinating insight into the plants which inspired Jaouda's sculptural textile works. With reference to the collection of plant specimens at the Trinity Herbarium, the complex connections between plants, places, and memory will be explored.⁠
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Held in the Botany Lecture Theatre at Trinity College Dublin, this lecture is presented as part of Dublin by Dusk, an initiative which sees spaces open later on the last Thursday of the month. ⁠
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The event is free to attend, and you can book in here: https://thedouglashyde.ie/event/talk-peter-moonlight/

Image courtesy of the Trinity Botany Department, School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin.

24/08/2026

SAVE THE DATE | ARTIST TALK ⁠
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Nour Jaouda in conversation with Georgina Jackson⁠
Wednesday September 9th, 6:30pm⁠
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Join us for a conversation between artist Nour Jaouda and Director Georgina Jackson to discuss Jaouda's first solo exhibition in Ireland.⁠
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Matters of time continues Jaouda's exploration into the fluidity of cultural identity, bringing together multi-layered textile works which traverse the languages of painting, sculpture and installation to produce ‘landscapes of memory’.⁠
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This event is free, but booking is recommended here: https://thedouglashyde.ie/event/nour-jaouda-in-conversation/

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Image: Opening Night at The Douglas Hyde Gallery of Contemporary Art, Dublin, July 2026. Photography: Senija Topcic.

21/08/2026

Have you visited our current exhibitions yet?⁠ ⁠
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In this instalment of The Artist's Eye, where an artist exhibiting in Gallery 1 invites an artist of influence to present work in Gallery 2, Nour Jaouda has invited artist Tamara Kalo.⁠
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Working across photography, sculpture, performance, film, and textile, Tamara Kalo’s practice engages image-making as an alchemical gesture of ritual and remembrance. Kalo exhibits her work the only body that can hold our world’s grief (2025) commissioned by Beirut Art Centre. Kalo’s installation examines collective grief as a durational condition, embedded in both the landscape and the body.⁠
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At the centre of the installation is a lumen photograph, fragmented across twenty sheets of silver gelatin paper which have been stitched together by the artist. Capturing a view of the Mediterranean Sea, the photograph was made with a camera obscura that Kalo set up in a vacant building overlooking the corniche in the coastal city of Saida, Lebanon. Exposed to the changing light over three days, the image formation followed the timeline of a traditional mourning period, tracking the transition from loss to release.⁠
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For more information on the exhibition, visit our website: https://thedouglashyde.ie/exhibition/tamara-kalo/
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Image: ⁠Tamara Kalo, the only body that can hold our world’s grief. Installation view, The Douglas Hyde Gallery of Contemporary Art, Dublin. Image courtesy the artist and The Douglas Hyde. Photography Louis Haugh.

11/08/2026

Join us next Tuesday, August 18th at 12pm for an Audio Described Tour of our current exhibition, Matters of time, led by artist Holly Pickering. ⁠
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While this tour has been developed with Blind and partially sighted visitors in mind, all are welcome to join. ⁠
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To learn more and book in to this tour, click here: https://thedouglashyde.ie/event/audio-described-tour/
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Image: Nour Jaouda, An echo has no shadows III, 2025. Installation view, The Douglas Hyde Gallery of Contemporary Art, Dublin. Image courtesy the artist and Union Pacific, London. Photography by Louis Haugh.

06/08/2026

UPCOMING EVENTS ⁠
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August is a busy month as Nour Jaouda's exhibition Matters of time continues in Gallery 1, alongside The Artist's Eye: Tamara Kalo in Gallery 2. ⁠
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On August 18 at 12pm, artist Holly Pickering will host an Audio Described tour of the current exhibition. While made with Blind and partially sighted visitors in mind, the tour is open to everyone. Booking is free through the link in our bio. ⁠
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The Student Forum will lead a special collaging workshop in the Gallery on Wednesday, August 19 at 7pm, responding to the layered textile works in the Gallery space.⁠
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On Thursday, August 27 at 7pm, Curator of Trinity Herbarium and Assistant Professor in Botany Dr Peter Moonlight will discuss the plant forms referenced in Nour Jaouda's exhibition. This event is presented as part of Dublin by Dusk. ⁠
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For more information and to book in to these events, click here: https://thedouglashyde.ie/whats-on/ -events

Image: Nour Jaouda, Matters of time. Installation view, The Douglas Hyde Gallery of Contemporary Art, Dublin. Image courtesy the artist and The Douglas Hyde. Photography Louis Haugh.

04/08/2026

REMINDER ⁠
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Just a week to go to submit your applications to compete for the title of Miss Powder Vacuum!⁠
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Deadline: Tuesday, August 11th at 5pm⁠
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Your time has come babe, your time to be adored, praised and pampered. Our stage is your stage, do with our minds (and other body parts) what you will! Through two categories, eveningwear and ‘talent’, you will have your chance to seduce both judges and audience members in the hopes of becoming our most powdered prima donna.⁠
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Our reigning Miss Powder Vacuum, F***y Split McGee will return to scrutinise her successor.⁠
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To be in with a chance, upload your application through the short form on our website, found here: https://thedouglashyde.ie/event/casting-call-miss-powder-vacuum-2026/
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Required material:⁠
Bio: 50 words⁠
Headshot⁠
1 min video that explains and/or justifies why you should be Miss Powder Vacuum 2026⁠
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Image: Crowning Miss Powder Vacuum F***y Split McGee, The Douglas Hyde, 2025. Photography Cáit Fahey.⁠
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Funded by the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Éalaíon in partnership with Department of Culture, Communication and Sport under the Night Time Economy Taskforce under the Culture Night Late Award. Supported by Dublin Fringe Festival X field:arts.

31/07/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us last night for a beautiful evening of music hosted by RTÉ lyric fm's Ambient Orbit, as part of Dublin by Dusk.⁠
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Inspired by Nour Jaouda's layered textile landscapes currently on display in the Gallery, we were treated to live performances from Neil O'Connor, Daniel Luke, Eimear Reidy, and Anna Mieke.⁠
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This event was supported by The Department of Culture, Communications and Sport through the Night-Time Economy After Hours at the Museum scheme and Dublin by Dusk. With thanks to RTÉ lyric fm.

29/07/2026

Join us tomorrow evening from 8pm for a very special live music performance in the gallery, hosted by RTÉ lyric fm's Ambient Orbit, as part of Dublin by Dusk.⁠
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Responding to the landscapes and botanic forms evoked in Nour Jaouda's current exhibition Matters of time, we will be treated to live performances by composer and multi-instrumentalist Neil O'Connor, pianist and composer Daniel Luke, cellist Eimear Reidy, and vocalist Anna Mieke.⁠
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There's still time to book here: https://thedouglashyde.ie/event/matters-of-time-ambient-orbit/ ⁠
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This event is supported by The Department of Culture, Communications and Sport through the Night-Time Economy After Hours at the Museum scheme and Dublin by Dusk. With thanks to RTÉ lyric fm.⁠
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Image: Nour Jaouda, Matters of time. Installation view, The Douglas Hyde Gallery of Contemporary Art, Dublin. Image courtesy the artist and The Douglas Hyde. Photography Louis Haugh.

23/07/2026

SAVE THE DATE | CULTURE NIGHT AT DHG⁠
Friday 18th September, 7pm⁠
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Miss Powder Vacuum 2026 is upon us and she’s summoning the most gifted and challenged to guide us through another year of the end of this world! The time has come once again to gather and groan over the absolute best and the absolute worst in search of our most powdered prima donna. ⁠
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Last year our debut debutante Miss F***y Split McGee broke our hearts into a million pieces and stitched them back together again with the threads from her gorgeous tonne-bag dress (sturdy!) This year she returns to scrutinise her successor as they traipse and tumble their way through two cut-throat categories: evening wear and talent. ⁠
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Contestants of all shapes, sizes and species will do their best to seduce our judges and audience. Expect live performance, music, catfights and the crowning of true glory. ⁠
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This event is curated by artist Bill Harris.⁠
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Stay tuned for our Casting Call coming very soon!⁠
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Learn more about the event here: https://thedouglashyde.ie/event/miss-powder-vacuum-26/
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Image: VODKA performs at Miss Powder Vacuum, The Douglas Hyde, 2025. Photography Cáit Fahey.⁠
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Funded by the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Éalaíon in partnership with Department of Culture, Communication and Sport under the Night Time Economy Taskforce under the Culture Night Late Award. Supported by Dublin Fringe Festival X field:arts.⁠
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22/07/2026

EVENT | RTÉ lyric fm's Ambient Orbit⁠
Thursday, July 30 at 8pm⁠
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Join us next week for a very special event hosted by RTÉ lyric fm's Ambient Orbit.⁠
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Inspired by the landscapes evoked in Nour Jaouda's textile compositions, Ambient Orbit have invited three musicians to respond to the botanical forms and lush terrains of the works in our current exhibition, Matters of time.⁠
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As part of Dublin by Dusk, composer and multi-instrumentalist Neil O'Connor, pianist and composer Daniel Luke, and cellist Eimear Reidy will perform live on the evening.⁠
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The event is free, and all are welcome to attend - you can book your place here: https://thedouglashyde.ie/event/matters-of-time-ambient-orbit/
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This event is supported by The Department of Culture, Communications and Sport through the Night-Time Economy After Hours at the Museum scheme and Dublin by Dusk. With thanks to RTÉ lyric fm.

Address

Arts Building, Trinity College (Nassau Street Entrance)
Dublin
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Opening Hours

Wednesday	12pm - 5pm
Thursday	12pm - 6pm
Friday	12pm - 5pm
Saturday	12pm - 5pm
Sunday	12pm - 5pm

Telephone

+35318961116

Website

https://thedouglashyde.ie/

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