Open today from 11am - 5pm. Free entry.
We can’t wait to welcome you to our new home! Our beautiful venue at 23-29 Queen Street, Belfast is the former Gas Corporation Showroom and Craftworld building. It has been carefully renovated and restored, with many of the historic and heritage features preserved, to be a showcase for exciting contemporary visual art, and a welcoming and accessible cultural space. Entry is free.
Across two floors, the Gallery includes 2 large gallery spaces, a projection room, our Community Participation & Engagement Hub, and Northern Ireland’s first visual art library & archive.
Now that we’re in the city-centre, it’s much easy to find us. Whether travelling by roller-skates, bus or bicycle, let us help you plan your visit. We look forward to seeing you here!
We strive to make our building and operations as accessible as possible.
Tuesday to Friday
11:00 – 17:00
Saturday
11.00 – 16.00
Starting from the front of Belfast City Hall, cross at the pedestrian crossing and go left, passing the Visit Belfast centre. Follow Donegall Square North for about 175 yards to the corner of Queen Street. Turn right onto Queen Street and walk for 140 yards, then cross to the gallery at the pedestrian crossing.
The closest public car parks to the gallery are:
There is no on-street parking on Queen Street, apart from two disabled parking bays at the bottom of the street.
Most bus routes in Belfast run to and from the city centre. Donegall Square (City Hall) has stops for almost every bus route, including the Glider. We are a very short walk from the front of City Hall.
On Queen Street, Metro service 10 stops right outside our door!
We are also just a short walk from the new Belfast Transport Hub train station, due to open in late 2024.
Use the Translink Journey Planner to find your route via public transport.
There is secure bike parking in Belfast city centre at The Bike Yard at CastleCourt shopping centre, just a 5 minute walk from the gallery.
Access The Bike Yard by the pedestrian access to CastleCourt car park from Gresham Street and Berry Street. There is step-free access from Berry Street.
Find out what there is to discover when exploring around the gallery.
Our front of house team will greet you from our welcome desk, and answer any questions you have. Our beautiful welcome desk was built by a local craftsman from some of the original wooden beams saved during the building’s restoration!
Our bookshop offers exhibition catalogues, prints, essay collections, vintage and rare art books, and gifts. Proceeds support our work. Card and cash accepted.
We have an accessible bathroom with adaptations on the ground floor, just beyond our welcome desk. Detailed accessibility info about our venue can be found at the top of every page of this site.
Northern Ireland’s first dedicated visual art research library will open to the public in Feb 2025. Thanks to funding support from Ampersand Foundation and the McAvera & Walker Archive, this resource will make hundreds of rare art books, reference materials and exhibition catalogues available to researchers, students, and visitors.
Our Projection Room is a dedicated space within our Lower Gallery where we show video and film work.
A welcoming and creative space, open to all, where we host free workshops, events, artist talks and community group activities. It includes a Free Library, play area and our Junior Gallery. Supported by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and Art Fund.
Our ground floor exhibition space, the smaller of our two galleries. It opens onto our Projection Room, where we show video and film work.
Our stunning first floor exhibition space includes the original 1930’s parquet floor and heritage windows, with high ceilings and natural light. Accessible via lift or the main stairwell.
We strive to make our premises and operations as accessible as possible. Discover the facilities available to help you make the most of your visit.
Our wheelchair accessible lift provides access to the Upper Gallery.
The gallery is not situated on a road which has a steep gradient. Access from the street is level, with a ramp on entry to access the gallery. The ground floor is step-free, and our lift provides access to the Upper Gallery, where access is also step-free.
We have a portable loop hearing assistance system. Our Welcome team is trained to switch it on for you, if requested.
Explore the gallery on Tuesday mornings from 11.00-12.00 with lower sound and light levels.
Our accessible bathroom with adaptations and step-free access is on the ground floor, just beyond our welcome desk. Detailed accessibility info about our venue is in the header on every page of this site.
If you need a baby-changing table, please ask our Welcome team. We currently have a strong portable one with straps which we can move into the Accessible WC on the ground floor.
We have seating areas in the Hub, including soft benches and baby booster cushions, and in the Lower Gallery Projection room. Most Upper Gallery exhibitions will include a bench, our Welcome team can advise you.
We are working on our Wi-Fi! Soon we will be able to offer free guest Wi-Fi anywhere in the building… bear with us.
Through a one-off or repeat donation, you’ll enable us to continue showcasing art and culture with our community.
