Glebe Gallery and Garden – Derek Hill House
Explore a world-class collection of art
Limited Access
Admission
Adult: €5.00
Group/Senior: €4.00
Child/Student: €3.00
Family: €13.00
Gallery – Free of charge.
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Glebe Gallery and Garden – Derek Hill House
This elegant Regency house, dating from 1828, is set in woodland gardens near the town of Letterkenny in County Donegal. The celebrated painter Derek Hill lived and worked here from the 1950s until the 1980s, when he presented the house to the Irish state – along with an extraordinary collection of art.
Hill was a man of exquisite taste. The house itself, is as he left it – beautifully decorated with William Morris textiles and furniture of oriental design. His collection includes hundreds of works by some of the leading lights of the art world, such as Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Louis le Brocquy and Auguste Renoir. There are also choice pieces from further afield, including Japan and the Islamic world.
Hill’s studio, which adjoins the house, has been transformed into a modern and stylish gallery, which now plays host to changing exhibitions.
Gallery
Opening Times
Grounds open: Daily 11:00 – 18:30
Glebe House, tearooms and garden are open 30 March – 7 April 2024. Glebe gallery is closed due to essential maintenance works during this period.
Glebe House and Gallery will re-open mid-May 2024.
Notice
In June, September, and October the House and Gallery are closed on Fridays
Getting Here
18km from Letterkenny on R251
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Facilities
- Art
- Baby Changing
- Brochure
- Café
- Car park
- Card Accepted
- Exhibition
- Family Toilet
- Guided tours
Restrictions
- Limited Access
- Uneven walkways
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