The Luan Gallery is a
publicly owned art gallery
An art gallery is a room or a building in which visual art is displayed. In Western cultures from the mid-15th century, a gallery was any long, narrow covered passage along a wall, first used in the sense of a place for art in the 1590s. The long ...
in
Athlone
Athlone (; ) is a town on the border of County Roscommon and County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is located on the River Shannon near the southern shore of Lough Ree. It is the second most populous town in the Midland Region, Ir ...
,
County Westmeath
County Westmeath (; or simply ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It formed part of the historic Kingdom of ...
, Ireland.
The gallery opened in 2012, and the building consists of the older part, a former
public library
A public library is a library, most often a lending library, that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such as taxes. It is operated by librarians and library paraprofessionals, who are also Civil servic ...
built in 1897 as a
temperance hall, combined with a newer wing, designed by
Keith Williams. The building was named Best Cultural Building of 2013 by the
RIAI, and received a
Civic Trust Award
The Civic Trust Awards scheme is a British awards scheme to recognise outstanding architecture, planning and design in the built environment. It was established in 1959, and is the longest-standing built environment awards scheme in Europe. The ...
in 2014.
The gallery takes its name from Luan son of Lugair son of Lugaid, a mythical chief who gives his name to the town.
References
External links
Gallery website
Culture in Athlone
Art museums and galleries in the Republic of Ireland
Irish art
Art museums and galleries established in 2012
2012 establishments in Ireland
Recipients of Civic Trust Awards
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