Six-storey extension proposed for Crawford Art Gallery

The plans include moving the Gallery's main entrance back to Emmet Place with a landscaped plaza; an internal top-lit courtyard and circulation spaces; new galleries; and enlarged education spaces

An Artist's impression of the Crawford Art Gallery extension from Emmet Place. Picture: Grafton Architects

CORK city centre’s much-loved Crawford Art Gallery is reaching up and into the future: a six-storey extension is proposed for a building with 300 years’ urban cultural presence, in what is being billed as a 21st century flagship project.

Arts and Culture Minister Catherine Martin has described the project as transformative and “a once-in a generation investment,” which will see the Crawford Art Gallery gain 45% more space. In July she and Taoiseach Micheál Martin announced a €29m investment in the gallery.