The Crawford Art Gallery on Emmett Place in the historic centre of Ireland’s second-largest city is undergoing a major €93 million transformation. The Exchequer-funded project will increase space in the Cork gallery by 50 per cent. This includes a new five-storey extension to the protected structure and an additional rooftop gallery.  The tender process for the ambitious project was concluded in 2024 and the gallery shut its doors that autumn. The contractor is expected on site this year and the planned reopening is scheduled in mid-2028.  With a four-year lead in time, some concern was expressed about staff roles during…

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