JMW Turner display: Watercooler moments for watercolour fans

National Gallery of Ireland marks the 250th anniversary of artist's birth with an exciting exchange with the National Galleries of Scotland

JMW Turner's 'Sea View', National Galleries of Scotland, Henry Vaughan Bequest.

The annual Turner extravaganza at the National Gallery of Ireland comes with a new twist in 2025. This year our gallery is celebrating the 250th anniversary of JMW Turner's birth with an exciting exchange with the National Galleries of Scotland.

Both institutions benefitted from the bequest of the wealthy English collector Henry Vaughan. The 38 Vaughan Bequest Turner watercolours which he bequeathed to Scotland are now on display in Dublin. Ireland's Turner collection is being showcased this month at the Royal Scottish Academy Building in Edinburgh.