Butler Gallery

Butler Gallery is a contemporary art gallery and museum in Kilkenny, Ireland. It presents a collection of works by Irish and international artists from the 18th century to the present day. A wing has been devoted to the work of the Callan artist Tony O'Malley and his wife Jane.^[1][2]

Butler Gallery

Butler Gallery is located in Evans' Home
Location within Ireland
Established	1943 (1943)
Location	Evans' Home, John's Quay, Kilkenny, Ireland
Coordinates	52.6538°N 7.2492°W / 52.6538; -7.2492
Type	Art gallery, museum
Director	Anna O'Sullivan[1]
Website	butlergallery.ie

Established in Kilkenny city in 1943 by George Pennefather, the Butler Gallery is named in honor of Susan (Peggy) and Hubert Butler.^{[citation needed]} The gallery, previously based in the basement of Kilkenny Castle,^[3] is located in the redeveloped Evans' Home, a former almshouse built in the 19th century for impoverished domestic servants.^[4][5]