As Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane prepares to relaunch in May with exciting new spaces, John Mulcahy looks back at its dynamic founder and pinpoints some key factors in the gallery’s future development
Exactly one hundred years ago this spring, Hugh Lane, the Cork-born art dealer and collector, announced his public offer to the Corporation of the City of Dublin: he would donate his extensive collection of modern paintings to the city if, within two months, a suitable gallery was provided to house them
