The Irish Times

Andy Warhol: Profound artist, affectless hero, subversive icon

Warhol is set to eclipse Picasso with a $200m sale of Marilyn Monroe portrait, breaking records

Thu Apr 14 2022 - 13:00

Mr Tayto gets Munched – and it’s a Scream

An artist has placed the crisp mascot in the Mona Lisa, The Thinker and The Scream

Mon Oct 25 2021 - 06:00

Epic voted Europe’s leading visitor experience for third year in a row

Museum in Dublin’s Docklands documents experience of millions of Irish emigrants

Fri Oct 22 2021 - 06:34

The mystery of the Salvator Mundi: Where has Leonardo da Vinci’s €375m painting gone?

A clash of wills has kept the masterpiece hidden since it was sold for a record price in 2017

Thu Apr 15 2021 - 06:00

A bumper crop of books to inspire every gardener’s passion

This year’s selection covers everything from nature’s healing power to a masterclass in nurturing a garden on a grand scale

Sat Dec 12 2020 - 06:00

Henri Matisse: A jolt of happiness from a humanist painter

The French master’s art is ‘just what we need in this anxious, dark time’

Sat Nov 21 2020 - 05:00

New Book of Kells set-up allows display of some pages for first time in decades

New case and plinth designed to highlight the beauty of Ireland’s best-known treasure

Mon Sept 14 2020 - 01:00

The world is indeed beautiful: Sebastian Barry, Gavin Friday and others on mental health

Men’s health charity Movember’s Conversation Piece campaign paired artists, writers and musicians to talk about mental health and create a piece of art

Sat Jul 18 2020 - 06:00

The 50 best Irish films ever made, in order

Donald Clarke and Tara Brady's definitive list has more than a few surprises

Sat May 02 2020 - 05:00

Great crises produce great art – so where is it?

The art world’s response to Trump fell flat but the Covid-19 crisis may spur creativity

Fri May 01 2020 - 01:00

Virtual viewing: A guide to visiting museums online in the age of Covid-19

Many of the world’s great museums are now available on screen, but what exactly do you get for your click?

Sat Mar 28 2020 - 05:00

Quizzes, karaoke, meditation: The best online resources for self-isolation

From fitness to MoMa, there are countless resources online to keep you occupied

Thu Mar 26 2020 - 05:45

Remembering The Diceman: gay icon, national treasure and obstacle on the way to work

Thom McGinty was one in a long line of legendary Dublin street characters, like Zozimus and Bang Bang

Sat Feb 15 2020 - 06:00

Downsizing art couple’s final pieces for sale in online auction

Patrick and Antoinette Murphy’s extensive art collection has been selling gradually at auction after they moved to smaller home

Sat Jan 25 2020 - 06:00

Join the queue for Virgil Abloh collection from Ikea

Irish firms scoop prizes in Architecture Master Prize awards in Bilbao, Spain

Sat Oct 19 2019 - 06:00

Why hire a celebrity influencer when you can design your own?

Virtual brand promoters are so lifelike, you just might believe what you see

Thu Jun 20 2019 - 06:00

What does perfection look like and why does it make us miserable?

A new exhibition at Dublin’s Science Gallery delves into our fear of flaws

Sat Jun 15 2019 - 05:00

Sketch of bearded man ‘identified as Leonardo Da Vinci’

Quick sketch is ‘closest we get of a snapshot of Leonardo during his own lifetime’

Thu May 02 2019 - 08:45

Leonardo da Vinci remains a very modern genius

Five hundred years after his death, the original Renaissance Man's creative brilliance is still astonishing

Thu May 02 2019 - 05:00

How do you fancy a night with Mona Lisa in the Louvre?

Competition to celebrate museum’s 30th birthday offers couple an overnight stay

Wed Apr 03 2019 - 06:09

Banksy’s greatest work of art: putting £1m through the shredder

Banksy act of art destruction has said something that needed to be said: art is being choked to death by money

Tue Oct 09 2018 - 06:00

Rome's Colosseum vs Bunratty Castle: are Irish tourist attractions value for money?

Many Irish tourist spots charge more than more famous global counterparts

Tue Aug 07 2018 - 04:54

Making an exhibition of ourselves – An Irishman’s Diary about Slow Art Day

Fri Apr 13 2018 - 00:01

Smashing the imaginative limits of museums

The Ulysses Centre aspires to reveal Joyce in a more innovative way

Sat Dec 16 2017 - 05:00

Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Saviour of the World’, sold for £45 in 1958, now for sale at $100m

The thrilling history of ‘Salvator Mundi – the Holy Grail of Old Master paintings’

Sat Oct 28 2017 - 00:00

Oil paint can imitate anything but John Noel Smith pushes it beyond mimicry

And in Tableau, Eithne Jordan shows why she needs to paint

Wed Oct 18 2017 - 05:00

Charcoal sketch found in France may be a naked Mona Lisa

Sketch may have been preparatory work of Leonardo da Vinci before Mona Lisa

Fri Sept 29 2017 - 19:41

Giant’s Causeway, Mona Lisa: the tourist ‘attractions’ you hate

We asked readers what holiday must-dos were actually must-don’ts. Here is what they said

Mon Aug 28 2017 - 10:00

We cannot shield our children from news of this terror attack

Manchester attack will be only topic of conversation among classmates at school today

Tue May 23 2017 - 11:02

From the archive: The Diceman steals the show

Published: September 19th, 1986. Photograph by Paddy Whelan

Sat Nov 26 2016 - 02:25

High-rise cities can learn a lot from design of the past

Designers of the so-called ‘pencil towers’ should take a leaf out of Da Vinci’s book

Sat May 21 2016 - 05:46

An Irishman’s Diary: Alison Hackett and Leonardo da Vinci

Renaissance man meets Renaissance woman

Sat May 07 2016 - 01:00

An Irishman’s Diary: Forty shades of self-promotion

Thu Mar 17 2016 - 01:00

The market where fame and overhyped art meet

Dalí, Bacon, Warhol, Hirst: they are not con artists but their reputations are overinflated

Tue Nov 04 2014 - 01:00