135,000 people visited Warhol exhibit in Hugh Lane

Mike Finnerty 27 Feb 2024

Dublin City Council have announced that 135,000 people visited the Andy Warhol: Three Times Out exhibit that ran in the Hugh Lane Gallery from October to January.

The exhibition took place from October 6^th to January 28^th and was both the largest Warhol exhibition ever in Ireland and the first of its kind in 25 years.

Visitors came from Ireland, the United Kingdom, Europe, the USA & the rest of the world to see the prestigious exhibition which featured over 250 works from the iconic artist.

People who visited the exhibit were treated to a wide variety of Warhol’s work, from his landmark pop art paintings to his experiments in audiovisual techniques.

The gallery said that an average of 1,500 visitors attended the gallery each day, and free entry on Wednesday mornings proved to be a big attraction with +6,500 visitors availing of this offer.

The gallery said that over 450 guided tours and 13,000 participants from community outreach programs including artist-led workshops, talks and schools programs attended the exhibit.

Lord Mayor of Dublin, Daithí de Róiste said he was “thrilled” with the success of the exhibit.

“The Warhol exhibition brought a great buzz to the city over the winter, attracting both domestic and international visitors to Dublin.”

“Dublin City Council and the team at Hugh Lane Gallery deserve great praise for the achievement of producing such a prestigious and exciting exhibition for our city.”

According to Barbara Dawson, director of Hugh Lane Gallery, and co-curator of the exhibition the exhibition “contributed to Dublin’s global cultural reputation.”

“As we bid farewell to our blockbuster Warhol exhibition, Hugh Lane Gallery would like to extend our thanks to all of our audiences for their support and engagement with the exhibition and associated events.”

“Our curatorial teams are diligently working behind-the-scenes on more exhibitions, explore & learn programs and collections displays. We look forward to welcoming you back to the gallery again soon.”