€75k for cost benefit analysis of National Gallery plan

The National Gallery is to pay consultants up to €75,000 to provide an economic assessment that will include a cost benefit analysis on its proposed €50m to €60m final phase of its Master Development Plan (MDP).

The National Gallery is Ireland’s premier cultural attraction, drawing on average 700,000 visitors each year to view works including Caravaggio’s The Taking of Christ.

Along with Caravaggio’s masterpiece, the gallery is also home to masterpieces by Rembrandt, Monet, Renoir, and Picasso, while it holds collections of Irish art including works by John Lavery, Jack B Yeats, and Louis le Brocquy.