National Design & Craft Gallery

The National Design & Craft Gallery is actually a small space within The Castle Yard in Kilkenny. When we were in town, they had a great display by The Irish Woodturners Guild where members had created pieces with moving parts turned from wood. In the back room they displayed some of the tools and information on the craft of woodturning. Really enjoyed this small, but unique display.

We visited the Orla Kiely exhibit yesterday and it was outstanding. The entire area has so much to enjoy with many small shops featuring all types of handcrafted arts and objects. Any trip to Kilkenny would not be complete without a visit to the National Design and Craft Gallery.

So much to see, lots of interesting shops😀

You should not miss it. Real Great Art. The best items, many, are not for sale, just admire These

Lovely exhibition, especially to see the mixture of Patchwork and Felt.

One can spend hours in this one location. All artisans make their own crafts. Workshops available with many. We spent the better part of the day there. We got all our shopping done our first day. There were so many wonderful and talented artists.

Lovely little galleries with beautiful pieces of art and craft

This is a cool little place to walk through. The artisan shops are wonderful! The silversmith was hands down our favorite. To see a gentleman that passionate about his craft for as long as he has been at it was the best! He was fantastic to talk to!